A proposed U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) fee structure targeting Chinese-built ships and operators could cost the container shipping sector alone over $106.9 billion annually and severely disrupt global supply chains,…
John McCown
McCown: U.S. Import Surge Driven by Real Demand, Not Frontloading
The top ten US ports reported a 14.2% year-over-year increase in inbound container volume for January 2025, continuing a sixteen-month growth streak that shipping analyst John McCown attributes to genuine…
https://gcaptain.com/mccown-u-s-import-surge-driven-by-real-demand-not-frontloading/
Surging Container Imports Signal U.S. Economic Strength
The nation’s ten largest ports recorded a 14.2% year-over-year increase in inbound container volume in December, continuing a fifteen-month streak of growth, according to shipping expert John McCown’s latest analysis….
https://gcaptain.com/surging-container-imports-signal-u-s-economic-strength/
US Container Imports Continue ‘Unusually Strong’ Streak
U.S. container ports recorded their fourteenth consecutive month of growth in November, with inbound volumes surging 13.1% year-over-year across the nation’s ten largest ports, according to the latest report from…
https://gcaptain.com/us-container-imports-continue-unusually-strong-streak/
Container Shipping Industry Sees Exponential Profit Surge Driven by Red Sea Situation
The container shipping industry has experienced a remarkable turnaround in the third quarter of 2024, with total net income soaring to $26.8 billion, marking a staggering 164% increase from the…
Labor Drama or Economic Boom? What’s Really Fueling the Surge in U.S. Container Imports
The ten largest U.S. container ports reported a 10.9% year-over-year increase in inbound volumes in September, marking the twelfth consecutive month of year-over-year growth, though slightly below August’s 19.5% jump,…
U.S. Imports Surge: August Inbound Container Volumes Skyrocket Nearly 20%
The ten largest U.S. container ports witnessed a staggering 19.3% year-over-year increase in inbound container volume this August, according to the latest report from industry expert John McCown. This surge…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-imports-surge-august-inbound-container-volumes-skyrocket-nearly-20/
Container Shipping Industry Sees Surge in Profits Amid Global Trade Challenges
The container shipping industry reported a significant profit increase in the second quarter of 2024. According to John McCown’s quarterly report on liner sector earnings, net income reached $10.2 billion—up…
https://gcaptain.com/container-shipping-industry-sees-surge-in-profits-amid-global-trade-challenges/
U.S. Container Ports See Significant Growth in Inbound Volumes
The ten largest container ports in the United States experienced “striking” growth in year-over-year inbound cargo volumes in July, according to the latest monthly report from John McCown. The report…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-container-ports-see-significant-growth-in-inbound-volumes/
U.S. Inbound Containers Surge to Start 2024
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The main US ports enjoyed another stellar month in March, according to new figures from noted analyst John McCown His figures show imports at…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-inbound-containers-surge-to-start-2024/