Transpacific box volumes pick up just as labour strife hits

Sam Chambers - June 7th, 2023

“More containers are on the waters of the Pacific heading for the west coast of North America than at any time this year, just as labour strife makes their smooth arrival uncertain.

Outbound transpacific cargo movements spiked to their highest level in six months in May, according to the Japan Maritime Centre, marking the first time since October 2022 that monthly outbound volumes on the route have exceeded 1.5m teu. All boxships heading across the Pacific due to arrive in the coming 18 days are tracked by Denmark’s eeSea below.”

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