Port of Long Beach Posts 4th-Busiest May Ever at 932K TEU; June Window Tracks Toward 900K

Summary

The Port of Long Beach moved 932,179 TEU in May 2026, its fourth-busiest May on record, with loaded imports up 6.4% year-over-year to 466,800 TEU and exports rising 3.1% to 122,500 TEU. dwell times averaged 3.2 days and the terminal-queuing metric stayed inside the “window of stability” declared by the port earlier this month. June volumes are tracking toward 900K TEU, supported by a wave of pre-July-1 frontloading, although carriers warn that the pull-forward could flatten July/August. The Port of Los Angeles reported 880K TEU for the same month, putting the San Pedro Bay complex at 1.81M TEU combined.