News / US east coast ports catch a chill in the downturn

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The coastal shift of cargo from America’s west coast to the east and Gulf Coast ports could not mitigate a 10% slump in container import volumes in November at the eastern terminals.

According to the McCown Report analysis of the top ten US container ports, the east and Gulf Coast gateways saw a 9.7% decline in imports last month, compared with November 2021, to 939,766 teu.

Nevertheless, the US east coast terminals fared better than their Pacific coast rivals, where imports collapsed ...