He port of New York / New Jersey It is the most important of the entire East Coast of North America and the third largest in the entire United States, only surpassed by the Port of Long Beach and the Port of The Angels. The latter is the main container traffic in the United States and plays a fundamental role in trans-Pacific trade.
The data from the port of New York / New Jersey has experienced a considerable decrease of 4.1% in the volume of containers for the month of March, with 560,830 teus, compared to the data of March 2019, in which 585,098 were reached teus.
The Port Authority of New York / New Jersey announced that it has been precisely the emergency orders that have been established with the aim of stopping the spread of the coronavirus, which have caused a significant decrease in container traffic.
The data for the month of March 2020 with respect to the same month of 2019 also show a drastic decrease in passenger traffic in the port of New York / New Jersey (94.3%), as well as a drop in car traffic and trucks of 61.3% and 27.6%, respectively. At airports (managed by the New York Port Authority), the decrease in passengers was also drastic, with a drop of 95.9%.
The negative data for the month of March came after the port of New York / New Jersey reached record levels of traffic at its facilities in January and February.
Port of Los Angeles
For its part, the April data from the port of Los Angeles represents a decrease in container traffic volumes of 6.45% compared to the same month in 2019.
However, these data for the month of April 2020, with 688,999 teus, represent an increase of 53% in traffic compared to the month of March of this year.
The Port of Los Angeles has already suffered a significant drop in container traffic of 22.9% in February, month in which the negative effects of the Covid-19 crisis began to be reflected.
Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, explained that “given the unique circumstances of a trade war and a pandemic, the April volumes are better than expected. As we move further into the remainder of the second quarter, we forecast significantly lower volumes, particularly on the import side. Consumer purchases and confidence have fallen precipitously. “
In April 2020, imports at the port of Los Angeles increased by 2.6% (370,111 teus), while exports fell by close to 16.2% (188,567 teus), compared to the April 2019 figures .
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