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Japan’s container exports to the U.S. amounted 53,000 TEUs in May (based on volumes at ports of origin), down 0.4%, a year-on-year contraction for two back-to-back months, Descartes Datamyne announced yesterday. In the first five months (January-May), 264,271 TEUs were traded on the route, down 4.2%.
In May, 34,260 TEUs were shipped directly from Japan to the U.S., down 5.4%, while containers transshipped on the way jumped 10.2% to 18,740 TEUs.
Until March, direct shipments continued to grow, while transshipment (T/S) containers remained on a downward trend. However, the former declined for two months running in April and May; in the meantime, the latter stayed on the rise. The changes in trend were made as the Gemini Cooperation, a new shipping alliance formed earlier this year, has relocated ports of origin from Japan to Shanghai.
Looking at containers transshipped on the way more specifically, South Korea was responsible for 11,242 TEUs, up 3.9%; China, 4,193 TEUs, up 45.1%; Taiwan, 2,264 TEUs, up 11.7%; and Singapore, 325 TEUs, down 58.3%.
As for direct shipments, 12,475 TEUs were from Tokyo, down 6.7%; 10,032 TEUs from Nagoya, down 6.6%; 7,355 TEUs from Kobe, down 3.8%; 3,256 TEUs from Yokohama, down 8.8%; and 380 TEUs from Shimizu, up 12.4%.
