Descartes March Global Shipping Report sees mixed import readings
March 8, 2024
From January to February, Descartes reported that U.S.-bound container import volumes fell 6%, to 2,137,724 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), compared to January and were up 23.3%
February Descartes Global Shipping Report highlights solid annual and sequential import growth
February 8, 2024
From December to January, Descartes reported that U.S.-bound container import volumes rose 7.9%, to 2,273,125 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units). And on an annual basis, it found that January volumes were up 9.9%, while posting a 9.6% increase compared to pre-pandemic 2019’s 2,036,393 TEU tally. What’s more, the report noted that the 7.9% sequential increase, from December to January, marked its biggest gain for that period over the last seven years.
New Descartes’ report shows slight import gains, from July to August
September 13, 2023
From July to August, Descartes reported that U.S.-bound container import volumes eked out a 0.4% annual increase, coming in at 2,196,268 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), while posting a 13.2% annual decline and up 2.5% compared to pre-pandemic August 2019. And on a year-to-date basis through August, imports are down 2.1% compared to the same period in 2019.
August edition of Descartes’ Global Shipping Report shows signs of supply chain normalization
August 15, 2023
From June to July, Descartes reported that U.S.-bound container import volumes saw a 5.1% increase, to 2,187,810 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), which it said is consistent with import gains seen in non-pandemic years, for Peak Season.
Descartes May Global Shipping Report sees sees decent sequential traction despite volume declines
June 12, 2023
On an annual basis, May U.S. container import volumes saw a 3.8% increase, from April to May, coming in at 2,097,813 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) and were down 20.0% annually while seeing a 0.5% annual increase when compared to pre-pandemic May 2019. What’s more, Descartes observed that through the first five months of 2023, with a 1.3% difference for the same period in each year.
Descartes’ March Global Shipping Report sees sequential gains and annual declines for U.S. imports
April 13, 2023
In the report, Descartes stated that U.S. container volumes—at 1,853,705 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—saw a 6.9% sequential increase in March, but fell 27.5% annually and up 4.2% compared to March 2019, a full year ahead of the onset of the pandemic.
Descartes’ March Global Shipping Report shows steep sequential decrease
March 7, 2023
For the month of February, Descartes observed that U.S. container volumes—at 1,734,272 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were off 16.2% compared to January, while falling 25.0% annually, and down 0.3% compared to February 2019 prior to the pandemic.