by Mike Duff | Aug 8, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
With new tariffs putting pressure on international trade, import cargo volume at the major container ports in the United States is on pace to end 2025 5.6% lower than 2024 volume, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation...
by Mike Duff | Jun 9, 2025 | Featured News, Retail Articles
The Global Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates indicates import cargo at major container ports in the United States is likely to experience a surge through this summer as retailers take advantage of the recently announced...
by Mike Duff | May 12, 2025 | Retail Articles
The National Retail Federation, while projecting a slowdown at U.S ports, applauded the White House announcement that United States and China agreed to a steep tariff reduction for 90 days as negotiations for a permanent trade deal continue. In response to the...
by Mike Duff | Feb 14, 2025 | Retail Articles
Import volume at the nation’s major container ports is likely to remain high as retailers continue to bring in cargo ahead of increasing tariffs on China and threats targeting other countries, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National...
by Mike Duff | Dec 10, 2024 | Retail Articles
With a potential strike and the possibility of new tariff impositions by the United States looming, Global Port Tracker reported U.S. ports handled 2.25 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, one 20-foot container or its equivalent, in October. That figure is down 1.2%...