Norfolk -- May was the fifth consecutive month of positive TEU numbers for The Port of Virginia when compared with last year. In May, the Port handled 161,535 TEUs, an increase of 20,097 TEUs when compared with the same month in 2009.
For the five-month period ending in May, the Port's total TEUS were 779,969 compared with 693,600 for the same period in 2009; an increase of 86,369 TEUs or 12.5 percent. The May trade balance was 55 percent exports and 45 percent imports.
Calendar year TEU totals, 2010 vs. 2009:
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May 2010 = 161,535
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May 2009 = 141,438
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April 2010 = 147,119
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April 2009 = 144,073
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March 2010 = 167,262
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March 2009 = 136,737
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February 2010 = 155,050
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February 2009 = 133,358
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January 2010 = 149,003
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January 2009 = 137,994
The Port in May also handled 26,337 tons of breakbulk cargo, up 16,023 tons when compared with May 2009. The 2010 breakbulk tonnage total through the end of May was 95,540, compared with 113,652 tons handled during the same period last year.
For more Port statistics go to: http://www.portofvirginia.com/development/port-stats.aspx.
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