News / More vessels calling bring April boost for port of Long Beach

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More ships called at the US port of Long Beach in April, thanks to new business and changes to vessel deployments which helped to push container volumes up 16.5% on the same month last year.

For the calendar year so far, cargo volume at the port is up 5.1% on 2016.

“We continue to be on pace for a strong year,” said Harbor Commission president Lori Ann Guzmán.

“In April, we were pleased to welcome back Hyundai Merchant Marine as well as a ...