U.S. Imports Up 5.6% in May, Zepol Says
U.S. import shipment volume for May increased 5.6% from April and 3.5% from May of 2011, measured in TEUs, said Zepol Corp. May nearly matched the imports of August 2011, last year's top month. U.S. imports from China, measured in…
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TEUs, rose once again in May by 8.4% and are up from May of 2011 by 2.2%, Zepol said. Imports from Europe were down in April, but have risen in May by 3.7%, it said. The largest growth among U.S. ports was at Long Beach (up 12 %), Seattle (10.4%), and Houston (26.5%). Maersk Line was up 0.4% in May. Evergreen Line jumped 14%, Hanjin Shipping Co. 17.9% and China Ocean Shipping 26.9%, Zepol said.