SHIPPERS in April raced to bring in shipments ahead of steep tariffs, driving a surge in us containerised imports, reported New York's FreightWaves.
Imports rose 1.2 per cent from March and 9.1 per cent year on year to more than 2.4 million TEU, one of the strongest Aprils on record.
The data was included in Descartes' May Global Shipping Report. Imports from China climbed 5.4 per cent from March, likely reflecting frontloaded shipments ahead of the 145 per cent US tariff implemented April 9.
China accounted for a third of all inbound volume, led by furniture, plastics and machinery, sectors that have been targeted by Trump administration levies.
Growth in imports from Vietnam, up 32.5 per cent year on year; Italy, up 29.9 per cent; and Thailand, up 13.4 per cent, reflected increasing supplier diversification beyond China, Descartes said in a release.
Los Angeles and Long Beach port volumes jumped 13.9 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively, while east coast hubs such as Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, declined, indicating a pivot back to faster transpacific routes.
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Imports rose 1.2 per cent from March and 9.1 per cent year on year to more than 2.4 million TEU, one of the strongest Aprils on record.
The data was included in Descartes' May Global Shipping Report. Imports from China climbed 5.4 per cent from March, likely reflecting frontloaded shipments ahead of the 145 per cent US tariff implemented April 9.
China accounted for a third of all inbound volume, led by furniture, plastics and machinery, sectors that have been targeted by Trump administration levies.
Growth in imports from Vietnam, up 32.5 per cent year on year; Italy, up 29.9 per cent; and Thailand, up 13.4 per cent, reflected increasing supplier diversification beyond China, Descartes said in a release.
Los Angeles and Long Beach port volumes jumped 13.9 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively, while east coast hubs such as Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, declined, indicating a pivot back to faster transpacific routes.
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