News / Import surge pushes port of NY/NJ above Long Beach in cargo coastal switch

New York & New Jersey has eclipsed Long Beach to become to the second-biggest US port, behind Los Angeles, which recorded a total of 467,763 teu of imports during June.

The port of NY/NJ recorded a stellar performance in June, seeing a 47.8% year-on-year increase in its throughput, to 390,169 teu, and 29.3% higher than in 2019.

Overall, container imports through the top ten US container ports in June were 32.5% up on the same month of 2020, although more relevant and ...