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Might be because more southern ports handle a wider variety of cargo origins (e.g., South America), whereas most cargo to Seattle is from China? Just speculatio
by foota 1y ago
Might be because more southern ports handle a wider variety of cargo origins (e.g., South America), whereas most cargo to Seattle is from China? Just speculation.
- firesteelrain 1y agoSavannah is one of the busiest container ports in the United States. China is the largest trading partner. Other countries are Vietnam, South Korea, India, Japan, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Italy, France, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Turkey, Indonesia, and Thailand. Pretty much year to year, TEU has been steadily increasing not decreasing. March was up over the previous year despite tariff threats back then. https://gaports.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Monthly-TEU-Throughput-March-2025.pdf?1746900017 https://gaports.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Monthly-TEU-T... Still don't have updated data for April and May published.
- foota 1y agoData from before the tariffs went into effect would reflect an increase in imports due to companies trying to get things in before they take effect.