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Japan’s U.S.-bound container exports amounted to 45,523 TEUs in May (based on volumes at ports of origin), which plunged 25.8% from a year earlier, according to Descartes Datamyne. From April, they plummeted 15.4%.
Direct shipments from Japan to the U.S. came to 27,364 TEUs, which shrank 22.6% year on year, while the remaining 18,159 TEUs were transshipped in third countries, which contracted 30.2%. The latter accounted for 39.9%, which remained nearly unchanged.
As for those transshipped on the way, South Korea was responsible for 10,408 TEUs, down 33.1%; China, 4,171 TEUs, up 53.5%; Taiwan, 2,460 TEUs, down 11.9%; and Singapore, 662 TEUs, down 68.6%. Only containers transshipped in China grew notably, as European carriers increased transshipment in Shanghai, Descartes Datamyne has indicated.
