As shippers pulled freight forward amid labor and tariff uncertainty last year, North America’s top 15 ports logged their third-busiest year on record. Container volumes increased 11.2% for the year to 61.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) across the top 15 ports, according to Savills’ 2025 port report.
All ports saw volume gains other than Baltimore and Montreal, the report said. Los Angeles and Long Beach had the strongest volume growth, benefiting from diverted cargo ahead of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) planned strike in October that impacted East and Gulf Coast ports.
Savills said shippers pulled cargo forward in response to expected tariff uncertainty as President Trump took office.
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