U.S. Containerized Import Trade Stops Four Month Back Slide
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Zepol Corp., Minneapolis, Minn., USA, this week reported that the U.S. containerized import shipment volume for January, measured in TEUs, increased 8.86% from December and 17.64% over January 2010. The total number of shipments also increased 7.69% from December and 17.62% over last January. Key Statistics from this Month's Update include:
- After a four month slide, January showed a significant increase from December, but volumes are in line with November of 2010. Much of this increase was driven by Asian origin shipments as they rose 11.3% in preparation for the lunar New Year.
- Ports on the Atlantic Coast show the greatest increases in volumes for January 2011 over January 2010 with an increase of 19.15% compared with the Pacific Coast of 16.80% and the Gulf Coast of 10.68%. This could be an expanding trend as shipments return to 2007/2008 totals and the same capacity issues affect Southern California.
- Maersk Line ranks as the top Carrier in Zepol's data, but MSC and APL both show better growth over January 2010 with a change of 4.13% compared with 31.13% and 22.55% respectively.
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