Container volumes from Japan to the U.S. reached 54,422 TEUs in August, marking a 6.2% year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month, according to Descartes Datamyne. Direct shipments totaled 32,779 TEUs, down 7.1%. Transshipped containers, however, surged 35.7% to 21,643 TEUs, pushing their share to nearly 40% of total shipments. South Korea handled 14,347 TEUs […] The post Japan-U.S. container shipments up 6.2% in August appeared first on Container News .