Month: January 2026

U.S import container activity ended the year -0.4% below 2024 levels. U.S. container import volumes in December 2025 rose slightly by 2% month-over-month but fell by -5.9% compared to December 2024, according to the January Global Shipping Report from Descartes Systems Group Looking at December’s year-over-year performance for U.S. containerized imports from the top 10

Shipping traffic through the Suez Canal remains significantly below pre-crisis levels, with activity approximately 60% lower than the same week in 2023, according to BIMCO. As reported by splash247, more than 100 attacks on commercial vessels have occurred since November 2023, impacting global trade routes. Container shipping has been hit hardest. Fourth-quarter 2025 transits were