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The port of Long Beach closed 2021 with a record traffic of 9.4 million containers
In the second half of the year, however, a decrease of -1.1% was recorded and in the fourth quarter alone of -4.8%
January 20, 2022
In 2021 the Californian port has enlivened overall 9.38 million teu, 1.27 million teu more than to the previous year when the previous record was achieved. The new historical peak of 2021 has been reached thanks to the new records of full container flows at disembarkation, which are pilti a 4,58 million teu (+14.6%), and empty containers, which amounted to 3.36 million teu (+27.5%). The traffic of full containers at boarding has instead decreased, for the sixth consecutive year, and was equal to 1,44 million teu (-2,6%).
In the second half of 2021 alone, of the 4.63 million teu moved, the only item on the rise was that of the empty containers that have totaled 1,68 million teu (+4.8%), while the full containers at disembarkation and embarkation are lowered respectively of -3.1% and -7.5% falling to 2.27 million and 868 thousand teu.
In the fourth quarter of 2021 alone, the port handled a total of 2,29 million teu, with a reduction of -4,8% on the corresponding period of the previous year when it had been set the record for this part of the year. Both full containers on disembarkation and embarkation, even results respectively to 1,11 million teu (- 7.1%) and 346 thousand teu (- 5.0%), and empty containers, equal to 837 thousand teu (-1.8%).
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In 2021 the Californian port has enlivened overall 9.38 million teu, 1.27 million teu more than to the previous year when the previous record was achieved. The new historical peak of 2021 has been reached thanks to the new records of full container flows at disembarkation, which are pilti a 4,58 million teu (+14.6%), and empty containers, which amounted to 3.36 million teu (+27.5%). The traffic of full containers at boarding has instead decreased, for the sixth consecutive year, and was equal to 1,44 million teu (-2,6%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
