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Thursday, May 18, 2023
The San Pedro Bay Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy Port of Long Beach
Shipping

U.S. West Coast Ports Regain Lost Volume as Competitive Pressure Mounts

CHICAGO, May 18 (Reuters) – Some U.S. importers who shifted cargo away from West Coast ports to rival gateways over fears that labor contract

May 18, 2023
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Friday, May 12, 2023
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Trade Soft at Port of Long Beach

Cargo container traffic slowed at the Port of Long Beach in April as consumers continued to limit purchases and shippers shuffled trade from the West Coast to

May 12, 2023
Total Views: 2690

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

China Surge Helps Push US Container Imports Up in April

Descartes’ latest Global Shipping report highlights an increase in U.S. container import volumes in April 2023, with a significant surge in imports from

May 9, 2023
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

West Coast Ports Losing 1 Million TEUs Per Year to Eastward Import Shift

Over one million twenty-foot equivalent import containers per year have shifted away from U.S. West Coast ports, with Gulf Coast ports being the biggest

April 18, 2023
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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Ports

Descartes: Container Imports Continue to Track at Pre-Pandemic Levels

Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group has released its April Global Shipping Report, revealing a significant increase in U.S. container import

April 11, 2023
Total Views: 1741

Friday, April 7, 2023
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

US Container Imports Climbing But Will Stay Well-Below Pandemic Peaks

Import cargo volume at the nation’s busiest container ports should climb steadily through this summer, but will remain well-below the record-setting levels

April 7, 2023
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
port of los angeles
Shipping

McCown Report: Record Drop for U.S. Container Imports in February

The top ten container ports in the U.S. had a their biggest monthly decline on record in February, reflecting the dramatic boom-to-bust cycle caused by the

March 21, 2023
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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
port of los angeles-long beach. photo REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
Shipping

U.S. Container Imports Continue to Trend at Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. container imports in February continued to trend near pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) reported today its import tally

March 7, 2023
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

New Report Reveals Ocean Shipping Emissions of Top U.S. Importers

The top U.S. importers emitted 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from shipping during the height of the pandemic-driven imports surge in 2021,

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 2300

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Port of Los Angeles Sees Softer Trade to Start the Year
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Sees Softer Trade to Start the Year

The Port of Los Angeles moved 726,014 TEUs in January for a 16% decrease from January 2022’s record, the port announced Thursday. “We expect softer

February 16, 2023
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Thursday, January 26, 2023
Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
Ports

Port of New York and New Jersey Closes Out Record Year But Falls Short of ‘Busiest U.S. Port’ Title

The Port of New York and New Jersey closed out 2022 handling a record 9.5 million TEUs—smashing its previous record set a year earlier in 2021. The TEU

January 26, 2023
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
Ports

West Coast Ports Bear the Brunt as Inbound Containers Drop Off

U.S. container ports experienced the largest contraction of inbound containers ever in the final months of 2022 as a slowdown in global trade continues to

January 24, 2023
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Port of Charleston Sets Cargo Record in 2022
Ports

Port of Charleston Sets Cargo Record in 2022

The Port of Charleston handled a record 2.8 million TEUs in 2022, joining other East and Gulf Coast ports that also reported record cargo volumes in 2022.

January 24, 2023
Total Views: 967

Friday, January 20, 2023
Aerial photo of the port of Long Beach
Ports

Port of Long Beach Falls Shy of Record in 2022 as Trade Slows

Cargo volumes at the Port of Long Beach fell just shy of 2021’s record last year as trade slowed in the second half of the year. The Port of

January 20, 2023
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
U.S. Container Imports Continue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Ports

U.S. Container Imports Continue Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

The numbers are in… U.S. container imports in December reveal an alignment with pre-pandemic levels, with U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports seeing the greatest

January 10, 2023
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Monday, January 9, 2023
port of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Pandemic-Driven Shipping Surge has Come to an End, National Retail Federation Says

Container shipping’s pandemic-driven surge has finally come to end as imports through the United States’ major container ports falls below the 2

January 9, 2023
Total Views: 2839

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Statue of Liberty overlooking Port of New York and New Jersey
Ports

Port of New York and New Jersey Holds Lead as Busiest U.S. Port in November

The Port of New and New Jersey ranked as the busiest port in the United States for a fourth month in a row in November. The port reported handling

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 754

Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

US Goods-Trade Deficit Narrows to Smallest in Nearly Two Years

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit narrowed in November to the smallest since December 2020 due to a plunge in imports. The

December 27, 2022
Total Views: 812

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Ports

U.S. Imports Decline Accelerates in November, Led By ‘Staggering’ Drop for West Coast Ports -Report

Imports through the top ten container ports in the U.S. marked the largest overall monthly decline since the financial crisis and likely the largest single

December 21, 2022
Total Views: 1943

Monday, December 19, 2022
Port Houston container terminal aerial
Ports

Port Houston Posts Another Container Gain in November

If U.S. imports are slowing, Port Houston has yet to get the memo. The U.S. Gulf Coast’s busiest port reported an 11% jump in container volumes in

December 19, 2022
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