Zepol Corporation report indicates early inventory restocking
October 13, 2012
New research indicates that that the peak month for U.S. imports in 2012 will most likely be July
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Having the guts to use Taft-Hartley
August 27, 2012
As the GOP convenes in the port city of Tampa this week, the shipping community waits to see how the Obama Administration deals with a hurricane headed for New Orleans. Unfortunately, that is not the only storm threatening vital U.S. ocean cargo gateways
June represents best month of 2012 for Port of Long Beach
July 17, 2012
June volumes at the Port of Long Beach (POLB) were up both annually and sequentially.
Port of Los Angeles turns in solid June performance
July 16, 2012
Total container volume—at 696,847 Twenty-foot Equivalents (TEU)—were up 8.75 percent annually and were below May and April, which hit 731,352 TEU and 707,182 TEU, respectively.
Port Tracker report is optimistic about import volumes in coming months
July 11, 2012
The report is calling for July import cargo volume to increase 1.6 percent annually, with modest annual gains expected in subsequent months into the holiday shipping cycle.
Global Port Tracker report calls for significant 2012 export and import declines
July 2, 2012
The ongoing economic malaise in Eurozone nations is not likely to see any meaningful signs of improvement in the near future. That was the main message in the most recent edition of the Global Port Tracker report from Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics.
POLA and POLB report mixed volumes in May
June 15, 2012
Both ports are optimistic about growth prospects for the remainder of the year.
Global Port Tracker report points to worsening European economic climate
June 6, 2012
The tenuous economic situation in Europe is having a more significant impact than previous estimates suggested, according to the most recent edition of the Global Port Tracker report from Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics.
Port of Los Angeles records its best-ever April volumes
May 15, 2012
April container volumes for the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) were markedly improved over March, with the port announcing that container volumes for the month represented the single best output for the month of April in POLA history.
Global Port Tracker report holds out hope for second half of 2012
May 14, 2012
With Europe in a recession, it is being reflected in data in the most recent edition of the Global Port Tracker report from Hackett Associates and the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics.
Port Tracker report calls for increasing imports in summer months
May 8, 2012
Gradual economic growth patterns continue to be the norm based on data released in the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
March 2012 volumes mixed for Port of Los Angeles
April 12, 2012
Imports were up 9.34 percent at 324,758 TEU, and exports saw a 2.43 percent decline at 188,155 TEU.
Port Tracker report expects April imports to be up 3.2 percent
April 10, 2012
As the economy continues to show moderate signs of growth, the monthly Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates expects import cargo volumes at U.S. ports to post a 3.2 percent annual gain in April.
Port Tracker report expects import cargo activity to pick up in March
March 13, 2012
Following a projected 6.8 percent annual decline in import cargo volume for February, the monthly Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates is calling for a 10 percent annual gain for March.
Port of New York and New Jersey reports record 2011 volumes
February 20, 2012
In 2011, the port handled 5.5 million TEU (Twenty-foot equivalent units), which is 4 percent better than 2010 and topped the previous record from 2007.
