Global Port Tracker
Retail Imports to Show Record Growth for 2021
Despite the double-digit import growth for the year, monthly totals have settled to single-digit gains, a…
Retail Cargo Imports Near Record Pace Despite Port Congestion
The influx of cargo is seen continuing through year's end, with November cargo shipments forecast at 2.17…
Amid ‘Off the Charts’ Cargo Imports, Biden Plans Executive Action
President Biden will take executive action to spur rail and ocean shipping competition and mitigate steep…
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Cargo Imports Seen Rising 23.3% in First Half as Demand Surges
There has been a robust increase in shipments over the first two months of the year as global demand…
NRF Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Jump in March Cargo Imports
Each month from January to June is forecast to set a record and the first half of 2021 is forecast at 11.5…
Perfect Storm? China Sees First Covid Death Since May as 22 Million Locked Down and Lunar New Year Looms
Factory owners are incentivizing workers to skip Lunar New Year travel to minimize a worsening Covid outbreak…
2020’s Cargo Imports Close to Tying 2018 for Busiest Year on Record
U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.21 million TEU in October, a 17.6 percent year-over-year…
Cargo Imports Set Record as Retailers Stockpile for Peak Season
U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.1 million TEU in August, up 9.7 percent from July and 8…
Retailers Stocking Up for Holiday Spike Cargo Imports
U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.92 million TEU in July, down 2.3 percent year-over-year…
2020 US Cargo Imports Will Reach 4-Year Low Due to Covid: NRF
U.S. ports will handle 19.6 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in 2020, a 9.4 percent drop from 2019.
Latest Cargo Imports Data Hints at Early Signs of Retail Recovery
Projected cargo imports remain well below last year's levels, but not as much as previously forecast by the…
Retail Cargo Imports Set to Slump Through Summer
U.S. retail cargo imports are expected to see double-digit, year-over-year declines this spring and summer…
Cargo Imports Catch a Case of Coronavirus—Here’s What to Expect
A separate NRF member survey found 40 percent experiencing disruptions to their supply chains from the…
Retailers Hedged Their Bets on December Tariffs with Cargo Imports Last Month
U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled an estimated 1.95 million TEU in November, up 8 percent…
Retail Cargo Imports Expected to See Final Tariff-Driven Surge This Month
The Global Port Tracker expects cargo imports at major U.S. container ports to see a final surge ahead of new…