Shipping market review: diverging trends across global shipping sectors
December 19, 2025
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)
