South Carolina expects to see first-quarter slowdown
US west coast ports have benefitted most from the frontloading ahead of expected tariffs on Chinese goods, but even east coast ports have seen extra loaders calling. While that has led to record volumes this year, a slowdown is forecast for the start of 2019
Uncertainty over the direction of the China-US trade war and a pre-Christmas rush are likely to lead to lower volumes on the east coast in the new year