Busiest US Ports Absorb Import Surge Nearing Pandemic-Era Frenzy Bloomberg Total Views: 0
August 18, 2024
By Laura Curtis
Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The busiest port complex in the US is churning through import volumes near the highs set during the pandemic despite worries about a cooling economy.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which account for roughly a third of all US container imports, had their third-strongest month ever in July, just shy of an all-time high reached in May 2021. Back then, a wave of inbound consumer goods caused supply bottlenecks on land and a queue of cargo ships waiting for a berth offshore was getting longer by the day.
Demand now is driven by retailers and other importers that are stocking up ahead of US tariffs on Chinese goods and a possible strike by a large group of American dockworkers — adding to the usual frenzy of pre-holiday ordering that occurs this time of year.
August 18, 2024
By Laura Curtis
Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The busiest port complex in the US is churning through import volumes near the highs set during the pandemic despite worries about a cooling economy.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which account for roughly a third of all US container imports, had their third-strongest month ever in July, just shy of an all-time high reached in May 2021. Back then, a wave of inbound consumer goods caused supply bottlenecks on land and a queue of cargo ships waiting for a berth offshore was getting longer by the day.
Demand now is driven by retailers and other importers that are stocking up ahead of US tariffs on Chinese goods and a possible strike by a large group of American dockworkers — adding to the usual frenzy of pre-holiday ordering that occurs this time of year.
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