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Japan’s container exports to the U.S. amounted to 58,333 TEUs in October (based on volumes at port of origin), which increased 7.1% from a year earlier to mark their first year-on-year improvement in two months, Descartes Datamyne announced yesterday. Japan’s U.S.-bound container exports continued to exceed 50,000 TEUs from January to August, fell below the line in September and came back last month. Direct shipments from Japan to the U.S. surged 19.7% to 43,375 TEUs, but containers transshipped on the way plunged 17.9% to 14,958 TEUs, accounting for 25.6%.
Looking at containers transshipped in third countries and regions more specifically, 10,127 TEUs were transshipped in South Korea, down 15.2%; 1,961 TEUs in China, down 22.7%; and 1,415 TEUs in Taiwan, down 29.5%.
Meanwhile, container imports from the U.S. to Japan jumped 20.2% to 59,203 TEUs in September (based on volumes at ports of destination), Descartes Datamyne unveiled on the same day.
Direct shipments from the U.S. to Japan accounted for 44,587 TEUs, up 11.5%, while the remaining 14,616 TEUs were transshipped on the way, up 57.5%. Containers transshipped in South Korea more than halved, plummeting 56.5% to 2,200 TEUs, while those transshipped in China grew over fivefold, skyrocketing 449.7% to 1,946 TEUs. Panama played an important role by handling 1,922 TEUs, although no data are available for September 2023. Those transshipped at Cartagena ballooned from 19 TEUs to 1,635 TEUs.
As for direct shipments from the U.S., 32,459 TEUs were destined to Tokyo, up 111.1%; 21,905 TEUs to Yokohama, up 94.1; 7,186 TEUs to Kobe, down 14.1%;1,585 TEUs to Nagoya, down 69.35; and 784 TEUs to Osaka, down 25%.
