# East Coast ports poised to poach even more boxes from West - FreightWaves

> FreightWaves reports that container shipping is shifting toward US East and Gulf Coast ports, with their share of top-10 US container imports rising from 43% in 2015 to 47% this year. The trend is linked to larger Panama Canal locks and US population density.

- Date: 2019-12-09 · published 2019-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55470-east-coast-ports-poised-to-poach-even-more-boxes-from-west-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

This container shift affects import logistics rather than bulk feed commodities, so it has little direct price impact on feed ingredients.

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/east-coast-ports-poised-to-poach-even-more-boxes-from-west

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