Cargo at Long Beach Port Increases 35%
From Bloomberg News
Cargo shipments at the Port in Long Beach rose 35% in January to set a record, signaling that freight passing through the busiest U.S. port complex will continue to climb this year.
Long Beach handled 509,597 shipments based on standard 20-foot cargo containers. Asian cargo hauled by companies such as China Ocean Shipping Group’s Cosco accounted for 50% of the total.
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