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Silver lining for nation’s seaports?
U.S. shippers are responding to the weak economy by keeping their inventories leaner than lean, thereby putting less strain on the nation’s containerized gateways. Meanwhile, the port authorities are making the most of this time by concentrating on new ways of doing business. If the result is more efficiency and less pollution in the future, can this be all bad?
Silver lining for nation’s seaports?
March 26, 2008
U.S. shippers are responding to the weak economy by keeping their inventories leaner than lean, thereby putting less strain on the nation’s containerized gateways. Meanwhile, the port authorities are making the most of this time by concentrating on new ways of doing business. If the result is more efficiency and less pollution in the future, can this be all bad?
Posted by Patrick Burnson on March 26, 2008 | Comments (0)
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