The port handled 2.53 million TEUs in Q1 2025, up 26.6 per cent from the same period in 2024.
In March, dockworkers and terminal operators handled 817,457 TEUs, a 25 per cent increase from March 2024.
Imports jumped 25.8 per cent to 380,562 TEUs, while exports dipped 1 per cent to 104,063 TEUs.
Empty container volume rose 35 per cent to 332,832 TEUs.
March marked the port’s 10th straight month of year-over-year (YoY) cargo growth.
Port of Long Beach CEO, Mario Cordero, said: “We are leading the way as the nation’s busiest port by ensuring the fastest, most efficient delivery of cargo from our docks to anywhere in the United States.
“Our investments in state-of-the art, modern facilities allow us to move record amounts of cargo with maximum efficiency as we continue to deliver the highest standard of customer service.”
Long Beach Harbor Commission, President Bonnie Lowenthal, stated: “Our highly skilled dockworkers have put in the hard work to help us become the busiest seaport in the United States during the first quarter of the year.
“We’re working hard to attract business, operate sustainably and develop projects that will ensure our long-term growth.”
It also recorded its busiest first half of any fiscal year, moving 5.26 million TEUs since 1 October 2024, leading all US ports over the past six months.
In 2024, Long Beach was the nation’s second-busiest seaport with 9.6 million TEUs, behind the Port of Los Angeles at 10.3 million.
Its sister port in Los Angeles handled 778,406 TEUs last month, a 4.7 per cent increase year-on-year. This brought the port’s first-quarter total to 2.50 million TEUs.
