According to the latest data released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates, U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.1 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units - one 20-foot container or its equivalent - in September, the latest month for which final data is available. That was down 9.3% from August and down 7.4% year over year.

Ports have not yet reported numbers for October, but Global Port Tracker projected the month at 1.99 million TEU, down 11.5% year over year.

November is forecast at 1.85 million TEU, down 14.4% year over year, and December is forecast at 1.75 million TEU, down 17.9%. Following July's peak of 2.39 million TEU, November and December would be the slowest months of the year. And December would be the slowest month since 1.62 million TEU in March 2023.

The first half of 2025 totaled 12.53 million TEU, up 3.7% year over year. The full year is forecast at 24.9 million TEU, down 2.3% from 25.5 million TEU in 2024.

January 2026 is forecast at 1.98 million TEU, down 11.1% year over year; February at 1.85 million TEU, down 9%, and March at 1.79 million TEU, down 16.7%.

Source: NRF

 

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