Despite billions in canceled orders, container imports stay near peak

Walmart said Tuesday that it had “canceled billions of dollars in orders to help align inventory levels with expected demand.” Target disclosed the following day that it had canceled over $1.5 billion in orders, and revealed that it had shipped in much of its back-to-school goods early.

Nevertheless, U.S. import activity keeps chugging along near all-time highs.

Unprecedented throughput at the nation’s terminals has not been enough to clear queues of waiting ships. As of Thursday morning, there...

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