NgoJanuwari, iLong Beach Port yaphatha amayunithi alingana namamitha angama-20 (TEUs) angaphezu kuka-952,000

Ekuqaleni konyaka omusha, iPort of Long Beach yabhekana noJanuwari wayo onamandla kunayo yonke futhi inyanga yesibili ematasa kakhulu emlandweni. Lokhu kwanda kwakubangelwa kakhulu abathengisi abashesha ukuthumela izimpahla ngaphambi kwentela eyayilindelwe yokungeniswa okuvela eShayina, eMexico naseCanada.

NgoJanuwari walo nyaka, abasebenzi basezikhumulweni zemikhumbi kanye nabasebenzi bezikhungo zokulawula imikhumbi basingatha amayunithi alingana namamitha angama-20 (TEUs) angama-952,733, okuwukwenyuka okungu-41.4% uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule kanye nokwenyuka okungu-18.9% ngaphezu kwerekhodi elibekwe ngoJanuwari 2022.

Amanani okungenisa akhuphuke ngo-45% afinyelela kuma-TEU angu-471,649, kanti ukuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kukhuphuke ngo-14% kwafinyelela kuma-TEU angu-98,655. Inani lama-container angenalutho adlula emachwebeni aseCalifornia landa ngo-45.9%, lafinyelela kuma-TEU angu-382,430.

“Lokhu kuqalisa okuhle konyaka kuyakhuthaza. Njengoba sisondela ku-2025, ngifuna ukubonga nokuhalalisela bonke ozakwethu ngomsebenzi wabo onzima. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kukhona ukungaqiniseki ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka ngempahla, sizoqhubeka nokugxila ekuthuthukiseni ukuncintisana kwethu kanye nokusimama,” kusho uMario Cordero, i-CEO yePort of Long Beach.

Lesi siqalo esimangalisayo siphawula inyanga yesishiyagalombili ilandelana yokukhula kwempahla unyaka nonyaka echwebeni, elacubungula ama-TEU angu-9,649,724 ngonyaka wokubeka irekhodi ka-2024.

“Izisebenzi zethu zasechwebeni, abaqhubi bezindawo zokudoba zaselwandle, kanye nabalingani bethu embonini bayaqhubeka nokuthutha inani elikhulu lempahla, okwenza lokhu kube yindlela ehamba phambili yokuhweba ngemikhumbi enqamula iPacific. Sizibophezele ekuhlinzekeni ngensizakalo yamakhasimende esezingeni eliphezulu ngenkathi sifinyelela ukukhula okusimeme ngo-2025,” kusho uBonnie Lowenthal, usihlalo weKhomishini yeLong Beach Harbor.