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DEMAND DRIVEN BY ONLINE SPENDING, RETAILERS RESTOCKING SHELVES An ongoing cargo boom largely driven by online purchases lifted the Port of Long Beach to its strongest April on record. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 746,188 twenty-foot equivalent units in April, a 43.6% increase from the same month last year. It was the first time the .
The Port of Long Beach today announced that last month was its strongest April in history, with a 43% increase in units moved compared to the previous April, making it the 10th consecutive month that the port broke a particular month's cargo movement record.
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The Port of Long Beach reported its busiest April on record as the cargo boom continues.
Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 746,188 twenty-foot equivalent units in April for a 43.6% increase from the same month last year. It was the first time the port handled more than 700,000 TEUs in the month of April and surpassed the previous record set in April 2019 by 118,066 TEUs.
The nation’s second busiest port said the ongoing cargo boom is largely driven by online purchases.
Imports grew 44.8% to 367,151 TEUs, while exports climbed 21% to 124,069 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the port were up 55.8% to 254,970 TEUs. Year-to-date the Port of Long Beach has moved 3,122,315 TEUs during, marking a 41.8% increase from the same period in 2020.