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In the second quarter, container traffic at the Port of Long Beach increased by +10.3%
In the first half of 2026, growth of +1.7% was recorded
Long Beach
July 14, 2026
In the second quarter of this year, the Port of Long Beach
handled container traffic of over 2.4 million
TEU, with an increase of +10.3% over the same period in 2025, which is
was determined both by the increase in full containers at unloading and
at boarding, results of 1.2 million (+12.0%) and
314 thousand TEUs (+19.3%), and by the growth in the handling of
empty containers which totaled 929 thousand TEUs (+5.6%).
In the first half of 2026, total traffic is
4.8 million TEUs, an increase of +1.7%
on the first half of last year, of which 2.3 million TEUs
full on landing (+2.6%), 616 thousand full TEUs on embarkation (+10.7%) and
almost 1.9 million empty TEUs (-1.9%).
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In the second quarter of this year, the Port of Long Beach
handled container traffic of over 2.4 million
TEU, with an increase of +10.3% over the same period in 2025, which is
was determined both by the increase in full containers at unloading and
at boarding, results of 1.2 million (+12.0%) and
314 thousand TEUs (+19.3%), and by the growth in the handling of
empty containers which totaled 929 thousand TEUs (+5.6%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
