Imports Increase in Long Beach Port in January for Chinese New Year

The jump is due to retailers’ stocking up ahead of the Asian holiday season, since many factories in Asia close for a couple of weeks.

Cargo awaits unloading from ships off the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The amount of goods handled at the Port of Long Beach in January is up a ton from last year, port officials said in a press release.

Port personnel moved 674,015 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) in January of this year, 17.5 percent more than in January 2023.