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Spot truckload rates rising at US East Coast ports, falling on West Coast

US retailers offer little optimism in gloomy H1 import forecast

Uncertain market clouds outlook for South China terminal operator 

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Analysts have told the Journal of Commerce they expect spot market pricing to bottom out and remain flat for some time before rising again, most likely at a slow pace.

The uncertain direction of the US economy is prompting consumers to hit the pause button on their buying habits, forcing a major retail group to further downgrade import projections through the first half of the year.

Slowing global trade and tough Chinese measures to combat COVID-19 infections dragged down volume last year at Hutchison Ports subsidiary HPH Trust. 

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