Port Tracker bullish on U.S. container growth

Ocean

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 6.3 percent in August, compared with the same month in 2011, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The report forecasts container volume growth for 2012 of 4.8 percent over last year. “These numbers all show significant increases for the months when retailers will be bringing merchandise ...

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