According to Descartes Datamyne, container shipments from Japan to the United States reached 54,744 TEUs in March (based on volumes at Japanese ports of origin), up 14.9% from the previous month but down 5.8% from the same month in 2022.
Direct shipments from Japan to the United States were 33,765 TEUs, representing a 10.7% decrease year-on-year.
The total number of TEUs transshipped along the way was 20,979, breaking the 20,000-TEU barrier for the first time in 2023.
As for transshipment boxes, South Korea was responsible for 14,153 TEUs, which swelled 12.8%; and Taiwan, 3,380 TEUs, which increased a more notable 42.9%. In contrast, those transshipped in China plunged 23.7% to 2,433 TEUs and in Singapore, 54.6% to 539 TEUs.
