U.S. ports handled 2.34 million TEUs in April! Shanghai ports will be busy again after the lockdown is lifted!

It is learned that according to the latest monthly global port tracking report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, the number of retail import containers in the United States in April once again approached the historical high, and consumers still maintained strong consumption demand.

The report showed that U.S. ports handled a total of 2.26 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent containers) in April, down 3.6% from March and up 5.1% from the same period in 2021.

“Back-to-school supplies have arrived, holiday merchandise is hot on their heels, and U.S. ports are set to be busy this summer,” said Jonathan Gold, NRF’s vice president for supply chain and customs policy. “The biggest unknown right now is labor negotiations at West Coast ports, where the labor contracts for about 15,000 dockworkers on the West Coast expire on July 1, 2022. We would encourage both sides to keep negotiating and reach an agreement as soon as possible.”

Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, said: "As Shanghai, China, reopens and manufacturing and shipping return to normal, there will be a huge increase in import container volumes from China."

It is understood that at present, the ports have not yet reported data for May, but it is predicted that US ports will handle 2.31 million TEUs in May, a decrease of 0.9% from the same period last year, making it the second busiest month on record. June is expected to be 2.31 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%; July will be 2.30 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%; August will be 2.28 million TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 0.2%;

Port reports for April have not yet been released, but U.S. ports are forecast to handle 2.27 million TEUs in April, up 5.7% from the same period last year. May is expected to be 2.3 million TEUs, down 1.4% from the same period last year, but still the third highest level in history. June will be 2.29 million TEUs, up 6.6% year-on-year. July will be 2.31 million TEUs. Up 5.3% year-on-year. August will be 2.29 million TEUs, up 0.9% year-on-year. September will be 2.15 million TEUs, up 0.3% year-on-year. In the first half of 2022 (January to June), total U.S. port imports are expected to be 13.5 million TEUs, up 5.1% year-on-year.

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