[zz865]

No its not new. The Bayonne Bridge was raised just to allow the new bigger boats from China to get to Newark docks. https://skyrisecities.com/news/2020/03/time-lapse-condenses-... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonne_Bridge#Roadbed-raising...

[adjkant]

See the linked article: the volume increasing is a trend; old but rising of late. COVID is certainly making it a more favorable route as well.

Either way, you're not responding to the original point: east vs west consumption has nothing to do with the trend