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Cordero says POLB is ready for summertime container surge

Port of Long Beach (POLB) reported the second busiest month in its history, handling more than 890,000 TEU in May.

However, this figure represents a 1.8% decline from May 2021, which remains the port’s busiest month in its 111-year history.

In particular, imports reached 436,977 TEU and exports were 118,234 TEU, while empty containers moved through the Port were 335,778 TEU.

“We are moving an extraordinary amount of cargo and continue to work with industry partners to quickly move imports and empties off the docks,” said Port of Long Beach executive director, Mario Cordero, who pointed out that POLB is “ready for the traditional summertime surge to coincide with China’s recovery from a lengthy lockdown.”

The Californian port has moved 4,172,366 TEU in the first five months of 2022, which translates to an increase of 3.5% from the same period in 2021.

In the meantime, the Port of Long Beach has signed the Shanghai-Los Angeles Green Shipping Corridor, a partnership between C40 Cities, ports, shipping companies and cargo owners convened to create a zero-emission trade route in the Pacific.

The main objectives of the Green Shipping Corridor partnership include the gradual introduction of low, extremely low and zero-carbon fueled vessels by the 2020s with the world’s first zero-carbon trans-Pacific container ships introduced by 2030 by qualified and willing shipping lines, the development of the best management practices to reduce emissions and improve efficiency for all vessels using this international trade corridor, and the reduction of supply chain emissions from port operations and the improvement of air quality in the ports of Shanghai, Los Angeles and Long Beach.





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