by Mike Duff | Jan 9, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports should gradually slow during the 2024 first quarter before beginning to build again in the spring, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
by Mike Duff | Aug 7, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates forecasts August import cargo volume at the main container ports around the United States should reach the highest monthly reading in almost a year as retailers...
by Mike Duff | Jul 14, 2023 | Retail Articles
According to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates, import cargo volume at major container ports in the United States will climb toward an August peak this summer. However, potential supply chain...
by Mike Duff | Jun 15, 2023 | Retail Articles
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union have jointly announced a tentative agreement on a six-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports in the United States. The deal averts a strike many feared would be a...
by Mike Duff | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz stated as part of NRF’s Monthly Economic Review that typical indicators are providing conflicting signs, but he added the nation does not appear to be in a recession and should be headed toward a soft landing...
