In March, US container import volumes saw marginal growth compared to February, edging up by only 0.4% to reach 2,145,341 TEUs.
However, TEU volumes experienced a significant increase of 15.7%, compared with the same month last year, and marked an even larger increase of 20.6%, compared with pre-pandemic levels in March 2019.
Notably, the impact of the Chinese Lunar New Year might have obscured even stronger growth, as the holiday commenced on 11 February and extended throughout the week,...