Asia-US box traffic hits an all-time high, boosted by retail front-loading

Containerised exports from 18 Asian countries to the US hit an all-time high of 21.45m teu last year, according to figures compiled by the Japan Maritime Center.
Longer voyages due to the Red Sea crisis, a resilient US economy, fears over industrial action by US dockers and the tariffs on Chinese imports all catalysed shipments, it reports.
US imports from Chi…

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