U.S. container imports declined 10% in February over January, but increased by 4.7% compared to the same month last year, showing “strong performance amid trade tensions” according to a report from Descartes Systems Group. Read more
Yahoo Finance – US container imports at near-record level in February, tariff risks loom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. container import volumes increased 4.7% year-on-year in February, but could cool in coming months as the U.S. trade war with China and other key trading partners takes hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday. Read...
U.S. News and World Report – US container imports at near-record level in February, tariff risks loom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. container import volumes increased 4.7% year-on-year in February, but could cool in coming months as the U.S. trade war with China and other key trading partners takes hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday. Read...
Reuters – US containerized imports hit record high in January
Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. container imports hit a record high in January, with goods from China notching a year-over-year gain of 10.2%, supply chain technology provider Descartes (DSG.TO), opens new tab said on Monday. U.S. seaports handled 2.49 million...
WSJ Logistics Report – Number of the Day
2.487 million loaded container imports into the U.S. in January, up 5.1% from December and surpassing the prior record for January set in 2022, according to Descartes. Read More
Material Handling & Logistics – Record January Imports Ahead of Tariff Uncertainty
Amid a backdrop of tariff volatility, with the U.S. imposing a new 10% tariff on Chinese goods as of February 4 while more aggressive 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada were paused until March, U.S. container imports reached a record for January at...
Logistics Management – January sets new monthly record for U.S.-bound imports, reports Descartes
The February edition of the Global Shipping Report, which was recently issued by Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, set a new all-time January record for United States-bound import levels. ...
AJOT – Descartes Feb. Global Shipping Report: US imports hit record high for the month of January
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released its February Global Shipping Report for logistics and supply chain professionals. U.S. container imports reached a record for the month of January at...
Truck and Track – Descartes’ Study Reveals Tariffs and Trade Barriers as Top Concern of 48% of Supply Chain Leaders
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logisticsintensive businesses in commerce, released findings from its 2024 Supply Chain Intelligence Report: Escalating Challenges for Global Supply Chain Leaders survey, which examined the most significant global...
Reuters – Goods from China boosted U.S. ocean imports in October, Descartes said
LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Shipments from China helped U.S. imports of containerized goods exceed 2.4 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) for the fourth consecutive month in October, trade data supplier Descartes Systems Group (DSG.TO), opens new...