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STATISTICS * USA - West Coast Containers Plunge
Volume at five major ports tumbles 35 percent in February
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by Bill Mongelluzzo -Apr 2, 2009: -- Container volumes at West Coast ports took an especially troubling dive in February and every major gateway felt the pain... Seattle-Tacoma, Portland, Oakland and Los Angeles-Long Beach recorded drops in total volume, imports and exports, according to statistics published by the Pacific Maritime Association... The total volume of loaded containers moving through the West Coast was down 35.5 percent in February compared to February 2008. The year-to-date decline was 28.2 percent... Containerized imports plunged 39.1 percent in February and were down 28.2 percent year-to-date. Containerized exports dropped 29.9 percent in February and 28.3 percent year-to-date... (Photo by laist.com - Port-Labor)
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