INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

摘要

Marine Log's quick snapshot of current trends in the global marine marketplace. In this edition, we take a look at U.S. container imports at the six largest ports. At those ports (in addition to four others), container imports dropped 7.9% in November 2019 (similar to October's 8% decline). Those sharp downturns are directly related to the China tariffs. West Coast ports all saw large declines, while East Coast ports also saw a decline by its largest percent in over three years. November's overall performance was below the 5.2% decrease for the last three months, and the 1.3% increase for the last 12 months. Also in November, East and Gulf Coast port volume declined 3.8% (versus a .7% decrease in October), while West Coast ports decreased 11.2% (versus 14% in October). Despite these numbers. East and Gulf Coast ports have performed much better since mid-2016 due to an expanded Panama Canal that allows more economical water service instead of intermo-dal service via the West Coast.