With the extreme heat expected to continue through the week, there was no clear indication when terminal operations would resume after being halted late Wednesday.
With Chinese manufacturers shifting production closer to consumers, particularly in Europe, car carrier operators are expecting vehicle volumes to continue to grow, but on shorter routes.
The US retail inventories-to-sales ratio in April fell to its lowest in more than three years as the market ponders just how much steam the current frontloading push has left.
