The Port of Long Beach moved 847,765 TEUs in January 2026. The figure represents the port’s second-busiest January on record.
The volume declined 11% from January 2025. Last January remains the port’s best January and second-busiest month in its 115-year history.
Imports fell 13.1% to 409,818 TEUs. Exports rose 0.8% to 99,478 TEUs. Empty containers declined 11.5% to 338,470 TEUs.
Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba said Long Beach is leading the nation in trade. “We are providing a safe harbor in the sea of tariff and trade uncertainty,” he stated. The port has the capacity, infrastructure and workforce to move goods quickly and reliably.
Harbor Commission President Frank Colonna said the numbers show Long Beach continues to be the port of choice for customers.
The decline follows a record 2025 when the port moved 9.9 million TEUs. Uncertainty prompted shippers to move goods before tariffs and reciprocal tariffs were implemented last spring.
Hacegaba anticipates continued uncertainty following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week. The court declared two-thirds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act unconstitutional.
“While this decision ruled on the legality of the IEEPA tariffs, it did little to remove the uncertainty across the global supply chain,” Hacegaba said. Customers seek clarity on whether tariffs already paid will be refunded. Consumers seek relief from higher prices.
Hacegaba announced the figures during the first of his monthly Supply Chain Insight virtual media briefings on Wednesday.
