The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) has started publishing Containerized Freight Statistics (CFS) data as submitted by ocean common carriers to the FMC, in accordance with requirements set forth in the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and codified at 46 U.S. Code § 41110. The data is now available on the FMC website: Containerized Freight Statistics – Q1 2024.

This is raw, self-reported data, published as it is submitted by the carriers with minimal processing. The Commission does not independently validate or verify this information. The reported figures are amalgamated values, incorporating 20-foot, 40-foot, 45-foot, and miscellaneous-sized shipping containers – for both empty & laden containerized cargo.

The reports provide aggregated snapshots of containerized cargo activity, but they do not reflect comprehensive coverage of all U.S. ports. Instead, they represent data from 30 designated ocean common carriers at select major U.S. ports.

The first published release covers January through March 2024. Going forward, quarterly updates will be made available on a rolling basis. This publication supports greater transparency into container trade flows and port-level trends.
Source: Federal Maritime Commission