News / Flow of US imports continues to surge – now at twice the rate of exports

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With no let-up in consumer demand, container imports into the 10 largest US ports soared by 25% last month, compared with the previous year.

And with the forward booking visibility of transpacific carriers indicating that the US import boom is set to continue to at least the Chinese New Year in February, import throughput is likely to stay high.

However, the intense focus on repositioning empty equipment back to Asia, to meet export demand and benefit from the exceptional high market rates, ...