Imports: Ship’s derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames

U.S. imports of Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames decreased 9.76 percent through August to $1.11 billion.

Top Sources

RankCountryYTD
1Japan$253.04 M
2Germany$204.83 M
3Austria$129.14 M
4Poland$96.94 M
5Italy$68.01 M
6Canada$52.05 M
7China$45.49 M
8Spain$40.88 M
9Denmark$38.68 M
10France$37.95 M

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U.S. imports of Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames decreased 9.76 percent through August to $1.11 billion

The category ranked 267 through August among the roughly 1,265 import commodity groupings as classified by Census. It ranked No. 255 for the last full year with a total value of $1.81 billion, a $280.78 million, 13.45 percent decreased from the 2023 total.

Through August of this year the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Austria, No. 4 Poland and No. 5 Italy. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Freeport, TX, No. 2 Port of Galveston, TX, No. 3 Port of Baltimore, MD, No. 4 Port of Virginia and No. 5 Port of Newark.

In the last previous full year, the leading sources were No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Germany, No. 3 Austria, No. 4 Italy and No. 5 Canada. The leading sources were No. 1 Port Freeport, TX, No. 2 Port of Baltimore, MD, No. 3 Port of Galveston, TX, No. 4 Port of Newark and No. 5 Port of Houston.

Looking at specific airports, seaports and border crossings, the top five through the first eight months of the year were:

Highlights for the top five ports:

  • Port Freeport, TX fell 35.34 percent compared to last year to $196.36 million.
  • Port of Galveston, TX rose 14.27 percent compared to last year to $147.14 million.
  • Port of Baltimore, MD fell 6.9 percent compared to last year to $111.18 million.
  • Port of Virginia rose 160.49 percent compared to last year to $99.58 million.
  • Port of Newark fell 2.37 percent compared to last year to $72.98 million.

There are several hundred airports, seaports and border crossings that handle international trade; they are, in turn, part of the roughly four dozen U.S. Customs districts.

Highlights for the top five foreign sources:

  • U.S. imports from No. 1 Japan decreased $126 million, 33.24 percent, (22.73 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 2 Germany decreased $20.06 million, 8.92 percent, (18.4 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 3 Austria decreased $17.81 million, 12.12 percent, (11.6 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 4 Poland increased $46.82 million, 93.4 percent, (8.71 percent market share).
  • U.S. imports from No. 5 Italy decreased $43.3 million, 38.9 percent, (6.11 percent market share).

All totaled, 67.53 percent of all these Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames imports to the United States were shipped from the top five sources through August of this year. That is equal to $751.96 million of the $1.11 billion total.

All totaled, 56.33 percent of all these Ship's derricks, cranes, mobile lifting frames imports to the United States were shipped to the top five Ports through August of this year. That is equal to $627.24 million of the $1.11 billion total.