November 14, 2025
Port of Long Beach container volumes were down 14.9% in October
The Port of Long Beach is moving cargo ahead of the record-setting pace achieved last year, largely because retailers ordered shipments early and stocked warehouses before tariffs and reciprocal tariffs were implemented in spring. The Port has moved 8,229,916 TEUs through the first 10 months of 2025, up 4.1% from the same period last year.
Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 839,671 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, down 14.9% from October 2024, which remains as the Port's strongest month in its 114-year history.
Imports declined 17.6% to 401,915 TEUs and exports decreased 11.5% to 99,817 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the Port were down 12.6% to 337,940 TEUs.
Source: Port of Long Beach