New vessel-sharing partnerships and also enhanced use terminals pressed the variety of containers streaming with the Port of Long Beach in May to a document high for the month, the Port of Long Beach stated Monday.

An overall of 648,287 twenty-foot equal devices (TEUs) relocated with the harbor in May, a rise of 1.2 percent contrasted to the very same month a year earlier. May 2016 quantity was the second-highest May in the Port’s background behind May 2006.

Last month, Long Beach dockworkers took care of 336,594 import containers, a 1.8 percent rise. Export containers were down 14.3 percent to 118,786 TEUs, while empties increased 12.6 percent to 192,908. Overall, it was the most effective month considering that September 2015.

“Last May was a great month, so we’re encouraged that we did even better this year,” stated Port ofLong Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero “Our strong belief is that if we continue to build the most modern facilities of any port in the United States and provide the best service, the customers will come.”

The National Retail Federation has actually anticipated constant development in imports throughout the following couple of months as the top period starts. For the fiscal year to day, freight website traffic has actually increased 4.1 percent in Long Beach.

“The new alliances are making more efficient use of our terminals with their deployments,” stated Harbor Commission President Lori Ann Guzm án. “Beyond that, the strong U.S. dollar is growing our imports, but not helping our exports. Still, we’re in line with our projections for the year, and the Port is in a strong position as we head into the peak season.”

The Port of Long Beach is among the globe’s premier ports, with 175 delivery lines attaching Long Beach to 217 ports. The Port manages $180 billion in profession each year, sustaining thousands of hundreds of Southern California tasks.