December container imports to increase 3.9%

Benchmarking

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.9 percent in December despite a strike that closed the nation’s largest port complex for the first few days of the month, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released Monday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The NRF said retailers are keeping a close watch on a possible strike on the East and Gulf coasts. “After a strong kickoff on Black Fr...

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