U.S. Retail Container Imports Will Grow Between Sep. and Dec.
Despite the forecasted fourth quarter growth, there is mounting concern about future cargo growth into 2012. That anxiety is being fueled by weak industrial production in China, declining bulk commodity imports and lower export volumes starting to be reported by ports, according to the Global Port Track report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
H1 retail container traffic rose 3.9% to 7.15 ... Log in to view full article.