“During the first half of 2025, volumes at the nine largest US container ports grew by 1.7% year-over-year to 16.9 million TEU. Import volumes grew 4.3%, influenced by preloading in anticipation of tariff increases, while export volumes declined by 4.2%,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. The Budget Lab at Yale reported that …