News / Los Angeles-Long Beach box volume surge puts port complex above Hong Kong

Surging first-half volumes at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex saw the US west coast gateway overtake Hong Kong to become the world’s ninth largest container port.

According to new data from Alphaliner, throughput at Los Angeles-Long Beach was up 41% on the first half of 2020, reaching 10.18m teu, compared with 7.19m teu last year.

Growth at the US’s second largest port, New York-New Jersey, was almost as impressive, increasing by 31% year-on year to reach 4.39m teu, and saw it ...