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The volume of containerized shipments exported to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia plunged 16.6% year on year to 926,673 TEUs in March, as those from China decreased notably due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to American research company Descartes Datamyne. In the first three months (January-March), a total of 3,489,831 TEUs were moved on the route, down 8.3%.
Looking at containers from Asia by origin, those from China plummeted 36% to 360,083 TEUs, coming close to the 350,000 TEUs registered in February 2009, a month still under the influence of the Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bankruptcy. Finishing in second place, containers from South Korea decreased a slight 0.4% to 163,398 TEUs.
In contrast, those from Taiwan were brisk, improving 7.7% to 86,614 TEUs. Ranked fourth were exports from Vietnam, which surged 46.1% to 84,675 TEUs, enjoying a year-on-year increase for 16 months in a row, followed by Singapore's 58,192 TEUs, up 0.9% on year.
The sixth-largest source was India, which exported 43,737 TEUs, up 6.1%, achieving year-on-year growth for the 23rd consecutive month. Containers from Japan nearly remained unchanged, hiking a minute 0.4% to 41,896 TEUs.
