The Port of Long Beach handled almost 818,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April, down 5.7 percent from year ago. Although imports declined 7.1 percent to nearly 119,000 TEUs, the port’s CEO Noel Hacegaba largely shrugged off the monthly dip as a reversion to the mean. Exports saw a massive 26.7 percent jump to nearly 119,000 TEUs, which also hit empty containers fall 12.6 percent to 309,000 TEUs as ships could not take as many empties back to Asia. The numbers run directly opposite to the tonnage at its sister port, the Port of Los Angeles , which increased 5.7 percent to 890,861 TEUs. But they are in line with figures reported by logistics software company Descartes, which said April inbound cargo volumes at major ports sank 5.5 percent.…