by Mike Duff | May 11, 2022 | Retail Articles
Ports in the United States covered by Global Port Tracker handled a record 2.34 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units – one 20-foot container or its equivalent – in March, the latest month for which final numbers are available. The March figure was up 10.8% from...
by Mike Duff | Jan 10, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should return to normal growth rates in 2022, but volumes will remain high, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Besides the prospect of...
by Mike Duff | Nov 9, 2021 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Retailers hold out little hope supply chain challenges will abate this year or next, a study of retail executives indicated, while the National Retail Federation affirms it expects imports at the nation’s container ports to remain at near-record levels for the...
by Mike Duff | Sep 16, 2021 | Retail Articles
Retail sales gained in August as consumer demand outweighed the pandemic, supply chain disruptions and other factors affecting spending, according to the National Retail Federation. Supply issues continue to loom over retail. Earlier this month, the Global Port...