U.S. Container Imports Hit Record High in September

U.S. container imports reached a record 2.55 million twenty-foot equivalent units in September, representing a 10.3% increase from the prior year.

Shipments from China surged 21.2% year-over-year and now represent 36.3% of total U.S. container imports.

The data signals strong demand pressures and a notable geographic shift toward West Coast ports, along with increasing transit delays across major U.S. ports.