Container analysts, Alphaliner has issued a warning that the eastbound transpacific container trade will register its first negative year since 2009. This prediction indicates a -2% drop for the full year 2019, thanks to an especially poor final quarter. October data shows a -3.9% drop with larger falls anticipated in November and December. On the US West Coast, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland recorded a combined drop of -12.0% in total container throughput last month.
