A watan Janairu, tashar jiragen ruwa ta Long Beach ta sarrafa sama da na'urori 952,000 masu daidai da ƙafa ashirin (TEUs)

A farkon sabuwar shekara, Tashar Jiragen Ruwa ta Long Beach ta fuskanci mafi ƙarfi a watan Janairu kuma wata na biyu mafi cike da cunkoso a tarihi. Wannan ƙaruwar ta faru ne saboda dillalan kayayyaki suna gaggawar jigilar kayayyaki kafin farashin da ake tsammani kan shigo da kaya daga China, Mexico, da Kanada.

A watan Janairun wannan shekarar, ma'aikatan tashar jiragen ruwa da masu gudanar da tashoshin jiragen ruwa sun kula da na'urori 952,733 masu daidai da ƙafa ashirin (TEUs), karuwar kashi 41.4% idan aka kwatanta da wannan lokacin a bara da kuma karuwar kashi 18.9% idan aka kwatanta da tarihin da aka kafa a watan Janairun 2022.

Yawan shigo da kaya ya karu da kashi 45% zuwa TEU 471,649, yayin da fitar da kaya ya karu da kashi 14% zuwa TEU 98,655. Adadin kwantena marasa komai da ke ratsa ta tashoshin jiragen ruwa na California ya karu da kashi 45.9%, inda ya kai TEU 382,430.

"Wannan farawar da aka fara a wannan shekarar abin ƙarfafa gwiwa ne. Yayin da muke ci gaba da tafiya zuwa ga shekarar 2025, ina so in gode wa dukkan abokan hulɗarmu da kuma taya su murna saboda aikinsu mai kyau. Ko da kuwa akwai rashin tabbas a cikin tsarin samar da kayayyaki, za mu ci gaba da mai da hankali kan inganta gasa da dorewarmu," in ji Mario Cordero, Shugaba na Port of Long Beach.

Wannan fara mai ban sha'awa ya nuna wata na takwas a jere na karuwar kaya a tashar jiragen ruwa ta hanyar shekara-shekara, wanda ya sarrafa TEUs 9,649,724 a cikin shekarar da ta kafa tarihi ta 2024.

"Ma'aikatan jiragen ruwanmu, masu gudanar da tashoshin jiragen ruwa, da abokan hulɗar masana'antu suna ci gaba da motsa tarin kaya, wanda hakan ya sanya wannan babbar hanyar kasuwanci ta trans-Pacific. Mun himmatu wajen samar da sabis na abokin ciniki mafi kyau yayin da muke cimma ci gaba mai ɗorewa a shekarar 2025," in ji Bonnie Lowenthal, shugabar Hukumar Long Beach Harbor.