Long Beach saw container volumes fall 3.2% in 2011 following California United Terminals' (CUT) defection to Los Angeles.
The port’s terminals moved a total of 6.1mteu compared with the 6.3mteu handled in the whole of 2010, figures show.
Imported container volumes were 3.3% down year-on-year to just over 3mteu, while exports declined 3.6%