West Coast Trade Report – October

Normally, the Port of Oakland is the first to report its previous month’s figures. So we begin with the Bay Area port’s numbers. Outbound loads were down 2.4% from August but up 10.6% year-over-year. Outbound loads slipped by 0.6% from August but were up 5.0% from September of last year. Source: PMSA (Pacific Merchant Shipping Association)