WASHINGTON – Congestion at retail container ports is expected to ease in the first half of 2022 as import growth slows, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We’re not going to see the dramatic growth in imports we saw this time last year,
WASHINGTON – Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to end 2021 with both the largest volume and fastest growth on record despite supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Wednesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “This has
WASHINGTON – Imports are expected to remain at near-record levels through the holiday season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. But bottlenecks remain a challenge. “Dockworkers are unloading ships as fast as they can, but the challenge is to move the containers out
WASHINGTON – Growth in imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports is slowing due to pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Year-over-year growth isn’t as dramatic as it was earlier because we’re now comparing against months when most
WASHINGTON – Imports at retail container ports hit a new record this spring and volume during the first half of 2021 is expected to be a third higher than last year as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released on Friday by the National Retail
WASHINGTON – This is shaping up to be another record period for retail imports, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Imports at the nation’s largest retail container ports are expected to set new monthly records from now into the summer as the nation’s
WASHINGTON — According to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released this month by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, imports seen during 2020 appear to be headed toward a new record despite the coronavirus pandemic, and remain at high levels as 2021 begins. “Nobody would have thought last spring that 2020 would
NEW YORK – Retailers replenishing shelves and stocking up ahead of the year-end holidays helped push imports to an all-time high, according to the National Retail Federation. The trade group on October 9 released its latest Global Port Tracker, which measures import cargo volumes at the nation’s major seaports. The report is released monthly by
WASHINGTON – Estimates show that imports at major U.S. retail container ports dropped to their lowest level in five years in March, according to the Global Port Tracker report released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. And imports are projected to remain significantly below normal levels through early summer as the coronavirus