News / April import boost for US ports may be the 'quiet before the tariff storm'

Container imports last month at the 10 largest US box terminals increased by 6.6% year on year to 1.65m teu.

According to Blue Alpha Capital, this follows a 4.7% uplift in imports in March and a 2.3% increase over the past three months.

However, April was very much a tale of two coasts, as east coast and Gulf port imports soared 11.5%, to 779,711 teu, while west coast numbers were up a more modest 2.6%, to 871,980 teu.

The New York-based consultancy’s founder, ...