News / Container trades ended 2024 robustly, but eyes will now be on Far East exports

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Global container traffic in 2024 amounted to 183,158,193 teu, according to new data released by Container Trade Statistics (CTS), representing growth of 6.2% over 2023.

According to CTS figures, global volumes in December reached 16m teu, a 4.5% gain on November and a 6.6% year-on-year increase on December 2023.

“This marks December as the second-highest lifting month of the year, following August, which saw a record-breaking 16.1m teu…reflecting the overall strength as we close out the year,” said CTS. “December 2024 demonstrated resilience, ...