With all the headlines on trade disruptions, you might have expected U.S. imports to fall in December. They didn’t, according to new data from Descartes. The U.S. imported 2,107,012 twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized goods in December, up 0.4% from November...
gCaptain – U.S. Container Imports Show Modest Increase to Close Out 2023
U.S. container import volume was up nearly 10% in December compared to the same month last year and continued to trend higher than pre-pandemic levels through peak shipping season, according to the latest Global Shipping Report by Descartes Systems Group....
Lloyd’s List – US east and Gulf coast volumes rise in December despite Panama Canal disruptions
US imports rose slightly in December from November, according to logistics and software provider Descartes. Despite restrictions and congestion in the Panama Canal, major east and US Gulf coast ports made gains, while west coast ports saw volumes fall sequentially....
Supply Chain Dive – Descartes Releases January Global Shipping Report: December U.S. Container Import Volumes Up 0.4% from November; Port Transit Times Increase
In December 2023, U.S. container import volume increased 0.4% from November 2023. The slight aggregate increase masks counter-intuitive swings in volume at the West, East and Gulf Coast ports. The top East and Gulf Coast ports saw increases, while the top West Coast...
WSJ (Number of the Day) – Apparel Suppliers Face Labor Unrest; Oil Patch Fuels Hydrogen Growth
The era of ultracheap labor at the core of many apparel supply chains is under strain. The armies of people who make clothes for Western brands in Bangladesh are protesting for better wages, the WSJ’s Jon Emont reports, and the impact is already buffeting...
gCaptain – U.S. Container Imports Continue to Rise, Outpacing Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. container import volume saw a significant increase in October 2023 compared to September and has even surpassed the levels seen in October 2019 before the pandemic, according to the latest report by Descartes Systems Group. Read more
Yahoo Finance – What downturn? US imports still rising, highest since boom
American consumers just keep on spending — and the volume of containerized imports keeps on rising. October import numbers released Tuesday by Descartes came in exceptionally strong. Read more
Supply and Demand Chain Executive – U.S. Container Import Volumes Accelerate, Diverging from Pre-Pandemic 2019 Trend
In October, U.S. container import volume increased from September 2023, moving significantly ahead of October 2019 imports, according to new research from Descartes Systems Group. Read more
gCaptain – NRF Says U.S. Container Imports Starting to Wind Down
Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to slow during the remainder of 2023 after surpassing the 2 million TEU mark for the first time this year in September, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail...
REUTERS – As US holiday shopping season nears, retailers importing like it is 2019
Oct 10 (Reuters) - This holiday season, U.S. retailers are importing like it is 2019. After a spending spree on goods that began during early COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, U.S. consumer patterns are normalizing. U.S. ocean container import growth over the first nine...