Port of Long Beach April volume came in at nearly 818,000 20-foot equivalent units in April. That was 5.7% below the same month a year earlier. The comparison was against the port’s busiest April on record. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Port of Long Beach April volume drops 5.7%
Photo: Port of Long Beach

Import containers totaled about 390,000 TEUs during the month. That was down 7.1% year over year. Meanwhile, exports rose 26.7% compared with April of last year, according to a Port of Long Beach press release. The port also moved 309,000 TEUs of empty containers, a 12.6% year-over-year decline.

Container volume and cybersecurity update

The port also unveiled a new cyber defense operations center in April. Officials said the facility is equipped with enhanced technology for 24/7 cybersecurity monitoring. It also supports defense of the data networks that are critical to port operations, as Progressive Railroading reported.

On average, the Port of Long Beach blocks or stops an attempted cyber attack every three seconds. In addition, officials said the new center enables the port to double the number of on-site staff focused on digital supply chain defense.

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