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10/07/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/07/2026 13:10

Long Beach bookings run at double last year's pace

Container bookings through the Port of Long Beach (USLGB) reached 259,855 TEU in the four weeks to September 27, 2026, according to Vizion TradeView booking data. That is 104.1% above the 127,311 TEU booked in the same four weeks a year earlier, and 10.3% above the preceding four weeks.

The recent jump sits on top of a longer run. Over the last 26 weeks, Long Beach averaged about 52.5k booked TEU a week, up 50.7% on the same weeks in 2025.

Weekly booked TEU through Long Beach, 2026 vs prior year

26 weeks averaging about 52.5k TEU a week, up 50.7% on the same weeks a year earlier.

2026 booked TEUSame week, prior year
0k20k40k60k80k31k30k33k38k34k40k47k51k50k66k64k55k61k60k52k55k50k54k57k56k60k63k64k65k71k60kMar 30Apr 27May 25Jun 22Jul 20Aug 17Sep 14Week of Mar 30, 2026Booked: 31,009 TEUPrior year: 31,099 TEUYoY: -0.3%Week of Apr 6, 2026Booked: 29,606 TEUPrior year: 30,471 TEUYoY: -2.8%Week of Apr 13, 2026Booked: 32,877 TEUPrior year: 27,951 TEUYoY: +17.6%Week of Apr 20, 2026Booked: 38,000 TEUPrior year: 29,160 TEUYoY: +30.3%Week of Apr 27, 2026Booked: 34,241 TEUPrior year: 19,026 TEUYoY: +80.0%Week of May 4, 2026Booked: 40,066 TEUPrior year: 27,498 TEUYoY: +45.7%Week of May 11, 2026Booked: 47,027 TEUPrior year: 49,813 TEUYoY: -5.6%Week of May 18, 2026Booked: 51,059 TEUPrior year: 60,755 TEUYoY: -16.0%Week of May 25, 2026Booked: 49,969 TEUPrior year: 44,249 TEUYoY: +12.9%Week of Jun 1, 2026Booked: 65,622 TEUPrior year: 38,009 TEUYoY: +72.6%Week of Jun 8, 2026Booked: 64,394 TEUPrior year: 50,388 TEUYoY: +27.8%Week of Jun 15, 2026Booked: 54,661 TEUPrior year: 47,960 TEUYoY: +14.0%Week of Jun 22, 2026Booked: 60,873 TEUPrior year: 35,874 TEUYoY: +69.7%Week of Jun 29, 2026Booked: 59,740 TEUPrior year: 35,273 TEUYoY: +69.4%Week of Jul 6, 2026Booked: 51,516 TEUPrior year: 31,566 TEUYoY: +63.2%Week of Jul 13, 2026Booked: 54,552 TEUPrior year: 33,009 TEUYoY: +65.3%Week of Jul 20, 2026Booked: 50,063 TEUPrior year: 34,874 TEUYoY: +43.6%Week of Jul 27, 2026Booked: 54,047 TEUPrior year: 32,101 TEUYoY: +68.4%Week of Aug 3, 2026Booked: 56,683 TEUPrior year: 29,622 TEUYoY: +91.4%Week of Aug 10, 2026Booked: 56,023 TEUPrior year: 29,500 TEUYoY: +89.9%Week of Aug 17, 2026Booked: 59,937 TEUPrior year: 28,985 TEUYoY: +106.8%Week of Aug 24, 2026Booked: 62,856 TEUPrior year: 31,342 TEUYoY: +100.5%Week of Aug 31, 2026Booked: 63,567 TEUPrior year: 29,501 TEUYoY: +115.5%Week of Sep 7, 2026Booked: 64,757 TEUPrior year: 31,977 TEUYoY: +102.5%Week of Sep 14, 2026Booked: 71,263 TEUPrior year: 31,635 TEUYoY: +125.3%Week of Sep 21, 2026Booked: 60,268 TEUPrior year: 34,198 TEUYoY: +76.2%
Source: Vizion TradeView booking data, weeks of Mar 30 to Sep 21, 2026, vs the same weeks a year earlier. Data as of Sep 29, 2026.

From flat in spring to double by late summer

The 26-week window opened level with last year. The weeks of March 30 and April 6 were within 3% of their prior-year volumes, and the weeks of May 11 and May 18 came in below them, at 5.6% and 16.0% under.

From the week of May 25 onward, every week ran above its 2025 equivalent. Across the first 13 weeks of the window, bookings were up 21.8% year over year. Across the second 13 weeks, they were up 85.0%.

Part of that widening comes from the shape of last year's curve. In 2025, weekly bookings through Long Beach peaked in May at 60,755 TEU and settled into a range of roughly 29,000 to 34,000 TEU a week through August and September. In 2026, weekly bookings kept building through the same stretch, from 56,683 TEU in the week of August 3 to 71,263 TEU in the week of September 14, the highest week in the 26-week window.

Year-over-year change in Long Beach bookings, by week

Growth widened from low double digits in spring to roughly double last year's volume from mid-August.

Weekly change vs same week, prior year26-week total change
-25%0%+25%+50%+75%+100%+125%+150%0%-3%+18%+30%+80%+46%-6%-16%+13%+73%+28%+14%+70%+69%+63%+65%+44%+68%+91%+90%+107%+101%+115%+103%+125%+76%26-week total +50.7%Mar 30Apr 27May 25Jun 22Jul 20Aug 17Sep 14Week of Mar 30, 2026YoY: -0.3%Booked: 31,009 TEUPrior year: 31,099 TEUWeek of Apr 6, 2026YoY: -2.8%Booked: 29,606 TEUPrior year: 30,471 TEUWeek of Apr 13, 2026YoY: +17.6%Booked: 32,877 TEUPrior year: 27,951 TEUWeek of Apr 20, 2026YoY: +30.3%Booked: 38,000 TEUPrior year: 29,160 TEUWeek of Apr 27, 2026YoY: +80.0%Booked: 34,241 TEUPrior year: 19,026 TEUWeek of May 4, 2026YoY: +45.7%Booked: 40,066 TEUPrior year: 27,498 TEUWeek of May 11, 2026YoY: -5.6%Booked: 47,027 TEUPrior year: 49,813 TEUWeek of May 18, 2026YoY: -16.0%Booked: 51,059 TEUPrior year: 60,755 TEUWeek of May 25, 2026YoY: +12.9%Booked: 49,969 TEUPrior year: 44,249 TEUWeek of Jun 1, 2026YoY: +72.6%Booked: 65,622 TEUPrior year: 38,009 TEUWeek of Jun 8, 2026YoY: +27.8%Booked: 64,394 TEUPrior year: 50,388 TEUWeek of Jun 15, 2026YoY: +14.0%Booked: 54,661 TEUPrior year: 47,960 TEUWeek of Jun 22, 2026YoY: +69.7%Booked: 60,873 TEUPrior year: 35,874 TEUWeek of Jun 29, 2026YoY: +69.4%Booked: 59,740 TEUPrior year: 35,273 TEUWeek of Jul 6, 2026YoY: +63.2%Booked: 51,516 TEUPrior year: 31,566 TEUWeek of Jul 13, 2026YoY: +65.3%Booked: 54,552 TEUPrior year: 33,009 TEUWeek of Jul 20, 2026YoY: +43.6%Booked: 50,063 TEUPrior year: 34,874 TEUWeek of Jul 27, 2026YoY: +68.4%Booked: 54,047 TEUPrior year: 32,101 TEUWeek of Aug 3, 2026YoY: +91.4%Booked: 56,683 TEUPrior year: 29,622 TEUWeek of Aug 10, 2026YoY: +89.9%Booked: 56,023 TEUPrior year: 29,500 TEUWeek of Aug 17, 2026YoY: +106.8%Booked: 59,937 TEUPrior year: 28,985 TEUWeek of Aug 24, 2026YoY: +100.5%Booked: 62,856 TEUPrior year: 31,342 TEUWeek of Aug 31, 2026YoY: +115.5%Booked: 63,567 TEUPrior year: 29,501 TEUWeek of Sep 7, 2026YoY: +102.5%Booked: 64,757 TEUPrior year: 31,977 TEUWeek of Sep 14, 2026YoY: +125.3%Booked: 71,263 TEUPrior year: 31,635 TEUWeek of Sep 21, 2026YoY: +76.2%Booked: 60,268 TEUPrior year: 34,198 TEU
Source: Vizion TradeView booking data, weeks of Mar 30 to Sep 21, 2026, vs the same weeks a year earlier. Data as of Sep 29, 2026.

Five straight weeks above 2x

The week of August 17 was the first in the window to more than double its prior-year volume, at 59,937 TEU against 28,985 TEU (+106.8%). The four weeks that followed held above that line:

  • Week of August 24: 62,856 TEU, +100.5%
  • Week of August 31: 63,567 TEU, +115.5%
  • Week of September 7: 64,757 TEU, +102.5%
  • Week of September 14: 71,263 TEU, +125.3%

The most recent week, starting September 21, came in at 60,268 TEU. That is lower than the week before, and still 76.2% above the 34,198 TEU booked in the same week last year.

What bookings tell you, and what they don't yet

These figures measure booked volume through Long Beach, captured as shippers commit space, which puts them ahead of vessel arrivals and terminal throughput. That lead time is the value: a change in booking behavior shows up in TradeView weeks before it shows up in port statistics.

The next questions are where this volume is coming from and who is booking it. Origin, carrier, and shipper-level detail on Long Beach bookings sits inside TradeView, along with the same weekly view for every other major U.S. gateway, so you can see whether this pattern is specific to Long Beach or showing up across the West Coast.

See the full picture in TradeView

TradeView gives you weekly booking data by port, lane, origin, carrier, and shipper. Track Long Beach against your own lanes and spot shifts before they reach the dock.

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