Container imports into the Port of Long Beach, pictured above, rose 8.6% in January from a year ago. Container imports into the Port of Long Beach, pictured above, rose 8.6% in January from a year ago. At Northern California’s Oakland port, imports declined 6.6% in January to 75,136 loaded TEUs. Growing competition from East and Gulf Coast ports appears to be luring some shipping volumes away from the West Coast. In January, Oakland’s export volume rose incrementally by 2.1% over the same month last year, while the Southern California ports saw exports decline year-over-year by 3.6%.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 16, 2018 19:30 UTC