US container imports break records but uncertainty lies ahead.

Record high levels of inbound laden containers were experienced on both coasts in October with the USWC at 1.09 million TEU and the USEC at 0.91 million TEU according to BIMCO's own data.

The first two months of 2018 saw the USWC coast's laden imports increase 11.7percent from the start of 2017, with the accumulated growth rate then stabilizing to around 4 percent for the rest of the year. This volatility in...

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