Mario O. Moreno

Economist – Mario’s analysis and forecasts through an era of unprecedented economic turmoil has been uncannily accurate. Because of his clear-eyed projections and understanding of the key economic indicators that drive international trade and transportation, he has gained a strong following. Mario brings macroeconomic trends together with analysis of crucial shipping data to provide need-to-know intelligence to all sides of the shipping world. 

  • Container Imports Roared Back in March
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Apr 26, 2012 7:38PM GMT
    U.S. imports in March rebounded sharply, driven by a shipment surge of furniture and auto parts, after falling in February on tough year-over-year comparisons caused by early closings of factories in China. Overall U.S. containerized imports expanded 7.3 percent year-over-year in March to 1,373,...
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  • February Imports Fell for First Time in Four Months
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Mar 30, 2012 6:34PM GMT
    Steep declines in imports of furniture, toys and footwear in February helped pushed U.S. containerized imports down 5.8 percent year-over-year, the first decline in four months. An early Lunar New Year shutdown of factories in China exacerbated the year-over-year import loss, but the 18.6 percent...
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  • Home, Auto Sales Drove Container Import Growth
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Mar 12, 2012 5:58PM GMT
    The ‘House Sold’ signs popping up in your neighborhood and shiny new cars parked in driveways are a reflection of containerized import growth on the docks in January. A continuous recovery in home sales and a thriving auto industry drove import growth for the third straight month in...
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  • China's Sourcing Share Shrinks
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Feb 14, 2012 10:04PM GMT
    It’s no surprise that China tops the list of the top sourcing sites for U.S. imports in 2011, but the Asian manufacturing engine’s share appears to be shrinking. Overall U.S. container imports grew 3 percent in 2011 while imports from China rose just 0.7 percent, indicating the bulk of...
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  • Housing Market Raises the Roof for Shipping
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Jan 20, 2012 6:13PM GMT
    Increasing home sales is without a doubt a positive for the economy. Sales of existing homes, which account for over 90 percent of the market, rose for the third month running in December 2011 (+5 percent) at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. Homes available for sale dropped to its lowest reading...
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  • How HIGH can it go?
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Jan 18, 2012 11:29PM GMT
    Demand for auto parts is remarkable. According to PIERS data, inbound shipments of auto parts rose 16% (or 7,848 TEUs) in November 2011 over November 2010 to a total of 57,095 TEUs, marking its 25th consecutive year-over-year expansion. Year to date, through November 2011, auto parts imports were...
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  • Growing One Part at a Time
    Mario O. Moreno |
    Oct 18, 2011 2:12PM GMT
    Auto parts imports kept expanding to partly offset losses in the overall U.S. inbound trade this past August. Although containerized imports of several major home goods have declined lately, demand for autos parts is showing remarkable growth rates year over year driven by a still expanding, albeit...
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