Total intermodal volumes rose 20,4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Their Intermodal Quarterly report shows that international container movements rose 24,8 per cent from 2020, while domestic shipments were up 15,7 per cent for the same period. Meanwhile, ports on both coastlines, from Baltimore to Long Beach, reported record backlogs of containers stacked up in the quaysides.