Last Friday, we released our 2008
Bill of Lading data results illustrating trends in container traffic. Further information is detailed within our press release, “
U.S. Customs Data shows Container Traffic Decline in the 4th Quarter”. Imports were down 4.7% for the year and 7.3% for the 4th quarter. Zepol uses the
shipping records from U.S. Customs data to determine how many containerized imports were made during the year. Below is a graph showing a comparison between 2007 and 2008.