Last month, container traffic at the Port of Long Beach was equal to 902 thousand TEUs, a volume that represents a decrease -1.3% compared to August 2024 when the record was set for this month of the year and represents the sixth volume of traffic highest monthly salary ever. The decline recorded in August 2025 was contained by the +3.7% increase in handling of empty containers which amounted to 366 thousand TEUs, while full containers at disembarkation and embarkation are decreased by -3.6% and -8.3% respectively, having amounted to 440 thousand TEUs and 96 thousand TEUs.

The Long Beach Port Authority explained that last year month traffic was stimulated by the continuation of the of the arrival of goods purchased from retailers during the period in which the new tariffs announced by Donald Trump had not yet been Applied. "Changes in trade policies - observed the CEO of the Port of Long Beach, Mario Cordero - continue to create uncertainty for both businesses and consumers. Our Digital Supply Tracking System Chain Information Highway - Cordero announced - provides that the our high season period will coincide with that of the last year as retailers start to stock their warehouses in view of the winter holidays".

In the first eight months of that year, the Californian port of call handled a total of 6.59 million TEUs, with a Progression of +8.3% over the same period in 2024, of which 3.20 million full TEUs at landing (+7.3%), 744 thousand full TEUs at boarding (-5.4%) and 2.65 million empty TEUs (+14.2%).