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 | Jan 10, 2025 | Retail Articles
A tentative labor agreement has removed the threat of strikes at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports in the United States, but docks across the country have already seen a surge in imports that is likely to continue because of the potential increases in tariffs that have...
by Mike Duff | Jul 11, 2024 | Retail Articles
Inbound cargo volume at major container ports in the United States continues to rise despite supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. U.S. ports covered by Global Port...
by Mike Duff | Oct 10, 2023 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has hit its expected peak for the year and looks to gradually slow heading into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett...
by Mike Duff | Sep 8, 2023 | Retail Articles
September import cargo volume at major container ports looks to hit the two million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit mark for the second month in a row and remain there in October, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and...