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The port of Los Angeles loses containerized trade quotas; Long Beach acquires some
Last month the first port of call has recorded a decrease of 22.6% of the volumes, the second an increment of 5.4%
April 16, 2013
Last month the port of Los Angeles has recorded a bending of the 22,6 of the containerized trade determined in great part - it has explained the Harbour Authority of the Californian port of call - from the date of celebration of New Anno Cinese, than this year it is celebrated on 10 February and that it is a period of festivity in the course of which slows down the production in the Asian nations that exports towards the United States, and from the transfer of a marine service that previously scaled Los Angeles. The effect of the Chinese New Year's Day however is not perceived by close port of Long Beach, than last month it has totaled an increment of 5.4% of the traffic of the container graces also to the new services of line that the port of call is successful to acquire in recent months also to the detriment of the Los Angeles competitor.
Last month Los Angeles has enlivened altogether 503,168 teu regarding 650.452 teu totaled in March 2012. Consisting the full contraction is of the container to the full disembarkation that of the container to the boarding, that they are piled respective to 231.397 teu (- 28.7%) and to 154.428 teu (- 17.9%). Container handling empty has been pairs to 117.343 teu (- 14.7%).
To March 2013 the port of Long Beach has enlivened a total of 486.699 teu regarding 461.590 teu in the same month last year. The container full to the import is diminished of 0.5% to 224.913 teu, while the container full to the export is increased of 7.9% to 156.212 teu. The container empty has been attested to 105.574 teu (+16.5%).
In the first trimester of the 2013 port of Los Angeles it has enlivened altogether 1.787.117 teu, with a bending of 4.7% on the same period of 2012, while the port of Long Beach has enlivened 1.553.929 teu, in increase of 18.9% on the first three months last year.
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Last month the port of Los Angeles has recorded a bending of the 22,6 of the containerized trade determined in great part - it has explained the Harbour Authority of the Californian port of call - from the date of celebration of New Anno Cinese, than this year it is celebrated on 10 February and that it is a period of festivity in the course of which slows down the production in the Asian nations that exports towards the United States, and from the transfer of a marine service that previously scaled Los Angeles. The effect of the Chinese New Year's Day however is not perceived by close port of Long Beach, than last month it has totaled an increment of 5.4% of the traffic of the container graces also to the new services of line that the port of call is successful to acquire in recent months also to the detriment of the Los Angeles competitor.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
