At the Port of Auckland, full load exports increased 8.5% to 66,619 TEUs in November from 61,390 TEUs in November 2023.

Total imports in November were 13.1 percent higher than the same month in 2023, when 71,258 TEUs were handled, and the port handled 80,580 20-foot TEUs by 2024.

Carolyn Almquist, Auckland Business Development and International Marketing Manager, said: "We are optimistic that strong container volumes will continue through the end of the year and we expect to return to pre-pandemic baseline volumes. Our total inbound and outbound volumes are increasing and agricultural exports are driving our outbound freight business."

According to port data, total container throughput in 2019 was 2,500,461 TEUs, representing a 10% increase in total cargo volume so far this year compared to the same period in 2023.

In November 2024, empty vessel imports fell 14.8% to 12,028 TEU, compared to 14,118 TEU in the same period last year.

Empty ship exports increased 14.7% to 22,495 TEU from 19,613 TEU in the same period last year.

The Port of Oakland was established in 1927 on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay and is managed by the Board of Oakland Port Commissioners. Since its founding in 1927, the Port of Oakland has been the primary maritime gateway for international containerized cargo traffic in Northern California, handling more than 90 percent of containerized cargo in the Northern California region.