On March 25, Descartes Datamine released statistical data for February, based on U.S. Customs and Bill of Lading (B/L) data, showing the volume of outbound ocean container cargo from Japan to the United States in 20ft container equivalents.
Trends in container cargo volume from Japan to the United States (based on destination)
According to the data, August shipments from Japan to the United States (based on outbound and destination) totaled 53,263 TEU, a 2.1% decrease from the previous year and a 6.5% decrease from the previous month.
Japan receiving location basis vs. direct shipping/TS ratio
Transshipment (T/S) cargo to third countries totaled 18,064 TEU, a decrease of 16.5% compared to the previous year (down 14.2% from South Korea, down 37.7% from China, down 15.2% from Taiwan, and up 96.7% from Singapore).
The T/S ratio was 33.9%, a decrease of 5.9 percentage points from 39.8% the previous year.
Direct sailing from mother ship from Japan/TEU by Japanese port
Based on shipments from Japanese mother ships, including direct shipments from Japan and TEU collected from within Asia at Japanese ports, the total for shipments from Japan was 36,055 TEU, an increase of 10.3% compared to the previous year.
Trends in cargo volume by commodity (HS Code) based on Japanese receiving locations.
Looking at the volume of cargo received in Japan by statistical commodity code, machinery decreased by 7.9% year-on-year, vehicles including automobiles decreased by 8.9%, rubber products decreased by 6.2%, plastics increased by 10.9%, and electrical products increased by 23.6%.
■Report analysis team and contact information
Descartes datamine
Datamyne Japan, Kunihiko Shimizu
TEL：090-6509-2632
URL:https://www.datamyne.ne.jp/
Email: kshimizu@datamyne.jp
US-bound ocean container cargo volume: June down 9.5%, up 11.0% compared to the previous month.
