by Mike Duff | Mar 11, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major container ports are likely to remain elevated through the spring, but volume could see year-over-year drops this summer amid ongoing tariff developments, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative labor agreement has removed the threat of strikes at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the United States, but docks across the country have already seen a surge in imports that is likely to continue because of the potential increases in tariffs that have...
by Mike Duff | Dec 10, 2024 | Retail Articles
With a potential strike and the possibility of new tariff impositions by the United States looming, Global Port Tracker reported U.S. ports handled 2.25 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, one 20-foot container or its equivalent, in October. That figure is down 1.2%...
by Mike Duff | Nov 11, 2024 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Potential tariff increases from the forthcoming Trump Administration are combining with ongoing labor contention to affect activity at major container ports in the United States, which could drive import volumes higher than previously expected, according to the Global...
by Mike Duff | Oct 8, 2024 | Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major container ports should continue at elevated levels this month after a strike that briefly shut down docks in East and Gulf Coast facilities, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and...