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Dockers and terminal operators at the port moved 800,943 TEU in January, up 4.8 per cent from last year's record-setting January.

It's the first time the port has processed more than 800,000 TEU since August 2021.

January imports rose 6.9 per cent to 389,334 TEU, while exports increased 5.9 per cent to 123,060 TEU.

Empty containers grew 1.8 per cent to 288,550 TEU.

"Terminal capacity is finally opening up thanks to support from our federal and state leadership, collaboration with industry partners, and the hard work of the men and women moving record amounts of cargo off the docks," said Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero.

"We expect to remain moderately busy into the spring as we make significant progress to clear the docks and process the backlog of vessels waiting offshore."