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Amid COVID-19 situation, Port of Long Beach marked a 11.1% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its cargo TEUs traffic during June, while noted a 6.9% drop in the first half of 2020.

The Port of Los Angeles moved 581,665 TEUs in May, a 29.8% decrease compared to last year’s record-setting May, said Port Executive Director Gene Seroka in a news briefing. Five months into 2020, overall cargo volumes have decreased 18.6% compared to 2019. 

Following the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Port of Antwerp marked a slight increase by 0.4% in its total cargo volume during the first four months of 2020, in comparison to the same period last year.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ports of the Pacific Northwest reported a sharp decline in their cargo traffic during April, following the economic impacts of the outbreak.

Although the COVID-19 outbreak has brought several impacts concerning cargo operations, the Dubai-based port and terminal operator, DP World managed to keep its volume stable during the first quarter of 2020. 

Following the COVID-19 situation, Port of Long Beach keeps experiencing the coronavirus impacts, marking several canceled sailings and a decline in cargo containers shipments during March. For the records, last month, the US second busiest port saw a 9.8% drop in cargo volumes.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outrbeak, the second busiest container port in the US, Port of Long Beach, marked a drop in its cargo handling volume. Namely, the port managed to handle 538.428 TEUs during February, down by 9.8% in comparison to February 2019.

Following the COVID-19 situation, the busiest and largest container port in US, Port of Los Angeles, saw a decrease in its cargo volumes. In fact, the port managed to move 544.037 TEUs during February, meaning a 22.9% drop in comparison to the same month last year.

The number of container ships coming from China to the Port of Rotterdam shows a slight recovery, as coronavirus measures have started to ease, the Port's CEO said Monday. COVID-19 had also significantly curbed traffic from China to the Port of Rotterdam, Europe's largest port. 

Following the coronavirus outbreak, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) recently issued a statement in which highlighted the impacts that the virus has upon the ports, the shipping industry, the logistics, the economy, and of course the human health.