Subscribe to RSS feedRay of light for US box volumes
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Roger Hailey, London
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Aug 27, 2009 04:59 PM
US IMPORT container volumes destined for North American retailers in 2009 are forecast to hit their lowest level since 2002 to be down 18.8% on last year. But major retailers report “light at the end of the tunnel”.
The bellwether National Retail Federation predicts that inbound cargo volume at the major US receiver ports for boxes laden with retail store goods is expected to total 12.3m teu for 2009.
NRF vice-president for supply chain and customs policy...
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