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7/21/2025, 11:54:26 PM
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>The ten largest US ports recorded a 7.9% year-over-year drop in inbound container volume in June, marking the second consecutive month of declines following May’s 6.6% decrease, according to the latest Container Volume Observer report from industry veteran John McCown.
>McCown reports that inbound volume dropped by 1.8% in Q2 2025, marking a stark contrast with Q1’s 9.6% gain and continuing a downward trajectory following increases of 12.5% in Q4 2024 and 17.6% in Q3 2024.
>The report highlights that total U.S. inbound volume has historically grown at rates exceeding U.S. GDP, often at two or more multiples, and thus the “unusual nature of an actual decline in inbound container volume into the U.S. cannot be overemphasized,” McCown writes, noting he’s only aware of two other periods of annual declines: during the financial crisis and the pandemic.
>The ten largest US ports recorded a 7.9% year-over-year drop in inbound container volume in June, marking the second consecutive month of declines following May’s 6.6% decrease, according to the latest Container Volume Observer report from industry veteran John McCown.
>McCown reports that inbound volume dropped by 1.8% in Q2 2025, marking a stark contrast with Q1’s 9.6% gain and continuing a downward trajectory following increases of 12.5% in Q4 2024 and 17.6% in Q3 2024.
>The report highlights that total U.S. inbound volume has historically grown at rates exceeding U.S. GDP, often at two or more multiples, and thus the “unusual nature of an actual decline in inbound container volume into the U.S. cannot be overemphasized,” McCown writes, noting he’s only aware of two other periods of annual declines: during the financial crisis and the pandemic.
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