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Port Tracker: Retail Container Volume to See Gains Starting in February 2010

December 30, 2009 | Comments (4)

container ship 2U.S. retail container volume is expected to see three straight months of gains in early 2010, ending more than two years (31 months, to be exact) of declines, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released last week by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and IHS Global Insight.

Port Tracker covers a variety of ports, including: Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Savannah on the East Coast; and Houston on the Gulf Coast. (more…)