NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Retailers are fueling a summer rush of imports to the United States this year as companies guard against a potential strike by port workers and ongoing shipping disruptions from attacks in the Red Sea ahead of a shortened holiday...
Wall Street Journal – Logistics Report Number of the Day
U.S. loaded seaborne container imports in July, up 11.2% from June and 16.8% ahead of the same month last year to the highest level for box imports since May 2022, according to Descartes. Read more
Lloyd’s List – US imports smash past 2.5m teu
Import volumes across the US in July surpassed both 2021 and 2022 levels for the first time this year, reaching their highest levels since May 2022. Read more
Supply Chain Dive – Descartes Releases August Global Shipping Report: July U.S. Container Import Volumes Break 2.5M TEUs
ATLANTA — Georgia, August 7, 2024 – Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its August Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals. The report shows...
gCaptain – U.S. Container Imports Reach Record Levels in July
Descartes Systems Group’s August Global Shipping Report reveals a significant increase in U.S. container imports for July 2024, marking the third-highest monthly volume on record. The report highlights that July container volumes into the U.S. were only surpassed by...
Container News – US volumes break 2.5 million TEU mark in July; Imports from China set record high
According to Descartes Systems Group's latest Global Shipping Report, July container volumes into the United States were the third highest on record, eclipsed only by the first- and second-highest volumes in May 2022 and March 2022, respectively. Despite the increased...
Reuters – Retailers’ early US back-to-school sales hasten peak ocean shipping season
LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Retailers Walmart (WMT.N) , opens new tab, Target (TGT.N) , opens new tab and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com's Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping advance the peak...
Yahoo Finance – Retailers’ early US back-to-school sales hasten peak ocean shipping season
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com's Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping advance the peak ocean shipping season by two months and boost...
The Logistics Report – Is the Tight Maritime Market Driven by Surging Demand or Capacity Constraints?
It’s been over four years since the pandemic was upon us, but the US containerized import market continues to buck trends and create conditions that would render most forecasting models wrong — both with assessing available capacity and determining cost per TEU (be it...
Global Trade Magazine – U.S. Container Imports Surge in June 2024 Amid Port Labor Stalls
June 2024 U.S. container import volume declined 2.1% from May but increased 10.4% compared to the same month last year. Compared to May 2024, imports from China remained flat in June 2024 but boasted 13.8% growth over June 2023. Port transit delays at most West Coast...