BNSF Sets New Container Volume Record at Southern California Ports
BNSF Railway has handled a record number of on-dock container lifts at Southern California ports in 2024. BNSF
Over the weekend BNSF Railway set a new annual on-dock container record at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., when it surpassed 1.5 million lifts for the year.
“Last week, we surpassed the previous annual record of 1,480,727 lifts, set back in 2017,” BNSF said on social media today.
The record comes amid a surge of imports through Southern California, which has been partly the result of shippers trying to avoid potential labor disruptions at ports on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, as well as at Canadian West Coast ports.
In the past four months, BNSF’s Southern California port volume milestones include the second-best November on record; October as the best month ever; September as the third-best month; and August as the fourth best.
Total container volume at the Port of Long Beach is up 20.2% this year through October, while at the neighboring Port of Los Angeles volume was up 19%.