News / US transpacific imports from Asia decline for the first time in a decade

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Chinese transpacific container shipments to the US declined by over 1m teu last year, representing a 10.8% volume drop and the first overall volume decrease on the route since 2009.

According to new analysis from Alphaliner, total volumes from Asia to the US fell 2.5%, as surging volumes out of other Asian countries failed to offset the declines from China and Hong Kong.

In 2009, Asia-US volumes fell by 15.3% due to the global financial crisis.

Alphaliner noted that last year’s volumes were ...