India and south east Asia exports to America will grow, but will still lag behind China's output for some time to come, according to new study, called Containerised Intermodal Goods Movement Assessment 2008.
The study, released by Philadelphia's Tioga Group consultancy, involved interviews with 60 big companies and port authorities.
"Our interviews with major shippers, carriers, third parties, ports are a must-have resource for anyone involved in container shipping and logistics in North America," said Frank Harder, principal, The Tioga Group, Inc.
Tioga researchers found that additional Asian cargo will shift to east coast ports, but the west coast will continue to grow.
Southern California container transloading will continue to play a major role to coast and Midwest destinations, they said but the efficiency of ondock rail and inland logistics parks will continue to attract inland point intermodal traffic.
South Atlantic ports will expand due to all-water routings and regional market demands and New York-New Jersey and Virginia ports will continue as the primary East Coast entry points, the report said.
A shortage of bulk shipping capacity is shifting grain exports to containers, creating a shortage of containers in grain growing regions.
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