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Peak Shipping Season Red Hot at Container Ports

October 25, 2017

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The peak 2017 shipping season remains red hot, with nearly every major port reporting greater container traffic in September than a year ago.

The data comes in at a time of the year when many retailers import consumer goods for the upcoming holiday season.

The Port of Savannah, which ranks No. 4 in North America based on annual volume, announced that it handled 325,141 industry-standard 20-foot-equivalent container units or TEUs, a 5.4% increase from September 2016. The port has not fallen below 300,000 in any month this year, which represents the first time that’s happened since the port began tracking the data in 2003.

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