US Port Imports Forecast to Plunge 16.8% in March

US container ports forecast 1.79 million TEU in March, down 16.8% YoY, as tariff uncertainty and weak demand drive the steepest import decline since 2020.

March Forecast Reveals Deepening Import Weakness

United States container port import volumes are forecast to decline sixteen point eight percent year-over-year in March 2026, with total inbound container throughput projected at approximately one point seven nine million twenty-foot equivalent units, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report publ…