The Port of Lengthy Seaside ran to its second-busiest July on document and the fourth-strongest month in its 115-year historical past.
Lengthy Seaside, which with adjoining Port of Los Angeles contains the highest San Pedro Bay import gateway, moved 928,508 twenty foot equal items (TEUs) in July, down from 1.7% from July 2025.
Imports had been primarily flat, off 0.1% to 467,461 TEUs, whereas exports elevated 14.8% to 104,843 TEUs. Empty containers, incessantly an indicator of future imports, fell 7.4% to 356,205 TEUs.
Analysts say the surge is backed by shocking client resilience amid inflation and better peices, and marks the start of an prolonged peak season that’s now anticipated to stretch into September. The Nationwide Retail Federation revised its summer time import forecast to regular, elevated features whereas Maersk (OTC: AMKBY) on Thursday raised its full-year steerage for the second time.
Yr-to-date, Lengthy Seaside has processed 5,758,086 TEUs via the primary seven months of 2026, a acquire of 1.2% y/y.
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