West Coast Ports Recover, Imports Rise
The report indicates East, West and Gulf Coast ports handled 1.2 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU), a 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent, in February—typically the slowest month of the year. March numbers have been estimated at 1.48 million TEU, a 13.5 percent increase over 2014. April is predicted to have 1.55 million TEU while numbers through August continue to trend about 5 percent higher than 2014 with 1.57, 1.54, 1.58 and 1.61 million TEU in May, June, July and August, respectively. The first half of 2015 is forecast at 8.6 million TEU, a 3 percent increase.
Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.