Ronald White of the Los Angeles Times, reported on May 13, 2010 that at the Port of Los Angeles, the number of containers arriving from overseas rose about 8.3% from the same month a year earlie
r, while exports increased 12.4%. Similarly, Long Beach port traffic saw gains of 21.2% in imports from a year earlier and 15.2% in exports. This was the fifth straight month of cargo gains at the nation's busiest seaport complex.
And one of the most encouraging signs might have been the sharp rise in the number of containers that were not carrying goods of any kind.