Cargo volumes in ports along the Gulf Coast continue to grow due to congestion in the ports of the West Coast. Houston Port’s container turnover in September was 281,500 in 20′ (11% more than in the same month last year). Officials reported that for the seventh consecutive month, container shipments at the port show double-digit growth due to rising consumer spending growth.
Port Houston’s tonnage in September increased the most by increasing steel exports by 445 % g / g to 5 088 tonnes. Steel imports increased by 131% g/g to 331 852 tons. Port Houston processed 10,114 TEU in empty import containers in September, which is 5% less than the annual comparison, but 17% more than in August. Exports of empty containers in September increased by 122% compared to the previous year and amounted 66,234 TEU. From the beginning of the year to the present, Houston’s port volume has exceeded 2 million TEU, 2.5 million TEU compared to 2.1 million TEU in the first nine months of 2020, which is a 16% increase over the same period last year.
Officials reported that the Port of Mobale in Alabama is also receiving record volumes of cargo due to shifting supply chains. The port processed 44 107 TEU in September, which is 46% more than in the same period last year. The port’s Intermodal Container Transfer Facility in port has also increased, since the shippers decided to use Mobile for rail transport in Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago. The Port of Mobile also processed 369 738 TEU in the first nine months of the year, this represents an increase of 27 per cent over the same period in 2020. The Port of Corpus Christi in September had transported 14.4 million tons of cargo, which is 8% more than in the same month of 2020.
The largest increase over the same period last year was in September from liquid bulk cargo, this increased from 2,978 tons to 67,459 tons. The Port Corpus Christi shipped 5.2 million tons of oil in September, which is a 27% increase over the same period last year. The Port Corpus Christi also processed 8.2 million tons of crude oil in September, which is 2% less than September 2020.
