13.03.2020
Artikel Nummer: 31121
Port of Los Angeles' corona loss so far
The 544,000 teu handled in the port of Los Angeles in February stand for a 22.9% decrease in volumes compared to last year. While February imports decreased 22.5% to 270,000 teu compared to 2018, exports decreased 5.7% to 134,000 teu.
Empty containers declined even more significantly by 35% to 140,000 teu. For the first two months of 2020, total container volumes were 1,350,000 teu, down 13% compared to last year.
Pointing at the coronavirus as a "first and foremost public health crisis", the port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka predicted "soft volumes in March" as well. He added: “We’re actively working with our supply chain partners to be prepared for a cargo surge once production levels ramp up.” (mw)