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U.S. Footwear Imports. Source: PIERS
US Containerized Footwear Imports Climb for Second Straight Quarter
U.S. Footwear Imports. Source: PIERS
US Containerized Footwear Imports Up in First Quarter
U.S. containerized imports from Central America and the Caribbean. Source: PIERS
US Imports From Central America and the Caribbean Continue to Climb

Press Releases

Caribbean Shipowners Association adopts guideline for peak-season surcharge
Container Lines
Caribbean Shipowners Association U.S. Security Increase
Container Lines
Seaboard Marine Works to Raise Awareness for Fading Plant Species
Seaboard Marine
Intermarine, LLC promotes Fernando Maruri to Director, Latin America Sales
International Freight Shipping
NYK Car Carrier Rescues Four Rowers in the Atlantic
NYK Line
Inmar Realigns for Enhanced Supply Chain Visibility and Insight
Maritime News
Crowley introduces door-to-door parcel service to Cuba
27 Jul 2017
Crowley Maritime operates three monthly sailings with 16-hour transits to Mariel, Cuba, from Port Everglades, Florida.
US export gains shield Central America trade deal under Trump
08 Dec 2016
Is Trump truly anti-free trade, and if so, will he also train his eye on the Central America Free Trade Agreement, the decade-old trade pact that was modeled after NAFTA?
The projected path and strength of Hurricane Matthew through the weekend.
Hurricane Matthew closes Florida, Caribbean ports
05 Oct 2016
Hurricane Matthew has disrupted vessel traffic and closed ports at Caribbean hubs and in Florida as the killer storm moves north.
Liners, Southeast US ports gird for Hurricane Matthew
04 Oct 2016
Southeast US ports are preparing for Hurricane Matthew.
Mariel port head outlines Cuba’s long-term shipping prospects
05 Sep 2016
To obtain an insider’s perspective on current conditions and future prospects, special correspondent Greg Miller interviewed Charles Baker, the general director of the PSA International-operated container terminal in Mariel, Cuba.
CMA CGM invests to turnaround Kingston transshipment hub
29 Aug 2016
It took years longer than expected, but CMA CGM is on its way to transforming the container transshipment terminal in Kingston, Jamaica, into a regional powerhouse.
Container lines focused on calling at Caribbean ports such as St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, pictured, have found themselves facing stronger competition from global majors.
Caribbean rates fall as container lines fail to curb overcapacity
26 Aug 2016
Caribbean container ship operators have tried to rationalize vessel capacity, but their efforts have failed to curb the decline in rates.
Coast Guard issues storm advisory for South Florida ports
26 Aug 2016
The weather system currently extends from eastern Cuba north to the central Bahamas.
It could be some time before Cuban container cranes, such as these pictured in Havana, start lifting more volumes bound for international markets.
Cuba shipping gains unlikely in the short term
24 Aug 2016
Commercial shipping's opportunities to do business with Cuba are unlikely to significantly improve until at least February 2018.
Cuba’s Mariel port has ambitious plan to become giant feeder hub
04 Jul 2016
When the U.S. ban on trade with Cuba is lifted, plans are in place to transform Cuba’s Mariel container terminal into a major transshipment hub that would serve Gulf of Mexico ports.