A good news/bad news scenario for United States-bound retailer container shipments was laid out in the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report issued by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates. The good news part is the report’s projected gains in shipment levels in the coming months, and the bad news is the possibility of the ramifications of a trade war between the United States and China heating up and negatively impacting volumes further down the road.