The Port of Stockton specializes in bulk shipping. The Central Valley Business Journal reports that there were 245 ship arrivals at the port last year, compared with just 100 during the recession in 2009.
For the second year in a row, the Port of Stockton set a record for ship arrivals in 2015. Overall, the port experienced nearly a 150 percent increase across the board.
Last year, there were 245 ship arrivals at the port, up from the previous record of 230 set in 2014. Total tonnage was 3.8 million metric tons in 2015, the second best in a decade.
Last year, low sulfur coal continued as the leading export with more than one million metric tons leaving the port compared to the 1.74 million metric tons shipped to foreign buyers in 2014. That may change this year, though.
“Because of monetary exchange rates and shifts in global demand, we’re looking at spot shipments in 2016 for coal,” Port Director Richard Aschieris said.