Ports in the survey handled an estimated 1.52 TEU in August, up 2.3 percent from August 2006 and breaking the record of 1.51 million TEU set last October. Volume should drop to 1.48 million TEU in September, the same as last September.
October, traditionally the busiest month of the year, is forecast to set another record high at 1.54 million TEU, up 2 percent from last year.
After the October peak, traffic should drop to 1.44 million TEU in November (up 1.8 percent from November 2006), 1.41 million TEU in December (up 7.7 percent from December 2006), and 1.38 million TEU in January 2008 (up 6.5 percent from January 2007). One TEU is a 20-foot cargo container or its equivalent.
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