Container business at America’s major box terminals continued a steady growth trend that began earlier in the year as US retailers head into the peak shipping season.
Overall import volume is expected to increase 1.2% to 1.61 million teu in September compared with September 2014, according to the latest monthly forecast released 9 September by the National Retail Federation (NRF), a US-based box importer group.
The month-over-month increase in September is forecast to ramp up to a 3.8% increase in October and a 7.9% jump in November.