TOTAL US imports in the first 11 months of the year stand at 18.6 million TEU, up from 17.7 million TEU handled over the same period in 2014, according to data compiled by Zepol.
Looking back to significant periods over the past year, the busiest month for total US import volumes was August at 1.862 million TEU, compared to 1.779 million TEU in October, 2014, which was last year's peak month.
The Port of Los Angeles' containerised imports in the first 11 months of the year reached 3.7 million TEU compared to the port of Long Beach's 3.2 million imported TEU, London's Port Technology reported.
The third quarter was Long Beach's busiest ever with a total of two million TEU handled, a year-on-year increase of 14.8 per cent, according to port authorities.
The Port of New York's busiest month for imports this year was July, with 292,000 TEU handled, while the port of Los Angeles' strongest month for imports was March with 396,000 TEU and its slowest month was January at 254,000 TEU due to the US west coast port strikes dragging on until the end of February.
MARKETS
25 December 2015 - 20:04
Total US imports from January-November stand at 18.6 million TEU
TOTAL US imports in the first 11 months of the year stand at 18.6 million TEU, up from 17.7 million TEU handled over the same period in 2014, according to data compiled by Zepol.
MARKETS
25 December 2015 - 20:04
Total US imports from January-November stand at 18.6 million TEU
This news 3195 hits received.
These news may also interest you