Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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To February the port of Long Beach has enlivened 498 thousand container (- 11.2%)
the reduction of the activity has been consequence mainly of the festivity of the Chinese New Year's Day
March 9, 2017
Last month the traffic of the container enlivened from the port of Long Beach has marked a decrease of the -11,2% being is pairs to 498 thousand teu regarding 561 thousand teu in February 2016. The harbour authority of the Californian port of call has explained that the reduction of the activity has been consequence of the festivity of the Chinese New Year's Day, than this year is celebrated 27 January, almost two weeks before regarding 2016, let alone of the bending of the economic activity in Asia.
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Last month disembarks to it and it embarks to it of container are piled to 250 thousand teu (- 15.6%) and to 120 thousand teu (- 2.6%), mind empty handling of container has totaled 129 thousand teu (- 9.7%).
In the first period of two months of the 2017 containerized trade is attests 1,08 million altogether teu, with a bending of the -1,5% on the first two months last year.
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