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Japan’s U.S.-bound container exports amounted to 50,681 TEUs in November (based on volumes at ports of origin), which fell 2.1% year on year, according to Descartes Datamyne.
Direct shipments accounted for 34,408 TEUs, up 17%, registering a double-digit increase for four months in a row. In contrast, containers transshipped on the way plunged 27.2% to 16,273 TEUs, holding a share of 32.1%, down by more than 10 percentage points from 42.3% in November 2022.
Of direct exports to the U.S., Tokyo was responsible for 14,583 TEUs, up 17%; Nagoya, 9,930 TEUs, up 13.9%; and Kobe, 6,346 TEUs, down 10.3%. Exports from Yokohama increased almost sixfold, skyrocketing 487.8% to 2,839 TEUs, most of which were destined to the East Coast. Those from Shimizu plummeted 15% to 522 TEUs.
Meanwhile, container imports from the U.S. to Japan totaled 48,472 TEUs in October (based on volumes at ports of destination), which shrank 12% from the same month of 2022. Direct imports decreased 13.5% to 38,195 TEUs, and those transshipped on the way, 5.9% to 10,277 TEUs, which accounted for 21.2% of the total.
By port of discharge, 15,059 TEUs were moved to Tokyo, down 8.3%; 8,976 TEUs to Yokohama, down 16.6%; 8,355 TEUs to Kobe, down 0.9%; 4,885 TEUs to Nagoya, up 3.3%; and 948 TEUs to Osaka, up 15%.
