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US Ports Import Rebound to Be Short-lived, NRF

Though import cargo at major U.S. container ports were poised to rebound in July following a double-digit late spring plunge, a late summer swoon is expected once previously paused tariffs take effect Aug. 1, according to the National Retail Federation. NRF’s Global Port Tracker, created with consultant Hackett Associates, projects June imports at 2.06 million twenty-foot-equivalent units, or TEUs, up 5.9 percent from May but down 3.7 percent from June 2024. Retailers ... [+]