NRF port tracker sees record 2.47m TEU U.S. imports in July on front-loading

Summary

The NRF/Hackett Global Port Tracker projected 2.47 million TEU of U.S. imports in July - the highest monthly total on record - as importers front-load ahead of an expected August tariff jump. Volumes are forecast to slide from August; LA/Long Beach reported almost no ships at anchor over the 4 July weekend despite the surge.