Retail Container Volume Primed for Growth in 2010

Volume for October, traditionally the peak month of the year, was estimated at 1.17 million TEU, down 15 percent from last year. November is forecast at 1.09 million TEU, down 11 percent from last year, December at 1.06 million TEU, flat compared with last year, and January 2010 is forecast at 1.03 million TEU, down 3 percent.