SeaLand Sets Sail with Hispaniola Service, Adds Choice for Gildan, Hanesbrands June 11, 2019 Maersk’s SeaLand has continued to add new services between the U.S. and central / south America with the “Hispaniola” routing to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from Port Everglades, Fl. Shipments from the latter two countries to the U.S. expanded 9.5% year over year in the 12 months to May 3... Read more →
Victoria’s Secret Imports Push Upwards in November December 22, 2016 U.S. underwear imports may have turned a corner. After falling 4% in the three months to October 31 on a year earlier they increased 1% in November. This was driven by a 24% jump in briefs, though brassieres were still 8% down. This late recovery in imports has occurred elsewhere in apparel an... Read more →
Hurricane Matthew Could Disrupt 13% of East Coast Shipping October 5, 2016 Hurricane Matthew will likely hit southern Florida between October 6 and 7, according to the NHC, having already devastated Haiti. From a logistics perspective, operations at Port Everglades and Miami may be disrupted. They accounted for 4% of national import volumes, and 13% of east-coast vol... Read more →
Opportunities from Vietnam’s Weak Apparel Exports July 25, 2016 The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association last week stated that its members may export $29 billion of products in 2016. This is lower than its original estimates due to a weaker world economy and currency competitiveness vs. other southeast Asian countries. So, is there evidence of slower ex... Read more →