March 23, 2026
Amid ongoing uncertainty over the impact of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, the Port of Long Beach reported solid cargo volumes in February, Port CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba announced Wednesday during a virtual media briefing.
Dockworkers and terminal operators handled 767,525 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, up 0.3% from February 2025. Year over year, imports were down 0.2% to 368,060 TEUs, while exports rose 8.2% to 97,422 TEUs. Empty containers moving through the Port declined 0.15% to 302,044 TEUs.
"Cargo volumes at the Port of Long Beach remained positive in February," Hacegaba said Wednesday during his monthly Supply Chain Insight virtual media briefing. "Despite growing uncertainty fueled by the conflict in the Middle East, cargo continues to move fluidly, planned shipments are on schedule and the Port of Long Beach remains a safe harbor in the sea of trade and geopolitical uncertainty."
Through the first two months of 2026, the Port of Long Beach has processed 1,615,290 TEUs, down 6% from the same period last year, which was a record year.
Source: Port of Long Beach