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J. Craig Shearman WASHINGTON – Imports at retail container ports hit a new record this spring and volume during the first half of 2021 is expected to be a third higher than last year as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Despite the continuing pandemic, most consumers are in good financial health and aren’t hesitating to spend,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “More spending translates into mor...

May 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — May 7, 2021, 2021 — Imports at retail container ports hit a new record this spring and volume during the first half of 2021 is expected to be a third higher than last year as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Despite the continuing pandemic, most consumers are in good financial health and aren’t hesitating to spend,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “More spending translate...

Tender rejections down for first time in weeks — is this progress? 6 minutes read Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: The FreightWaves The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators: Load volumes: Absolute levels positive for carriers, momentum neutral The Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) on a national level has shown very little volatility over the past three weeks, walking along the x-axis at ~15,300. At the same time, tender rejections have taken a meaningful leg down, suggesting that freight demand is even stronger now than at the beginning of April.�...

Fibre2Fashion Toggle navigation 08 Pic: Ceri Breeze / Shutterstock.com The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports in the United States that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this summer as retailers work to meet increased consumer demand, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “We’ve never seen imports at this high a level for such an extended period of time,” NRF vice president for Supply Chain and Cust...

"We've never seen imports at this high a level for such an extended period of time." NRF Vice President Jonathan Gold WASHINGTON – The unprecedented surge of imports at retail container ports that began last summer is expected to continue at least through the end of this summer as retailers work to meet increased consumer demand, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We’ve never seen imports at this high a level for such an extended period of time,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs P...