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West Coast Ports are Losing Volume: What Are the Successful Doing

According to PMSA (Pacific Merchant Shipping Association), the five big West Coast ports have lost volume - 702,083 fewer loads and empties were handled in January and February 2023 than in the same period pre-pandemic in 2019. This equates to close to a 16% reduction. Specifically, the Port of Long Beach was off by 18.7% from January 2019 [...]

Steel Imports at the Lowest 2 Year Level Since 2002-2003

November 29, 2017 According to Industry Week, steel imports from 2016-17 are on track to be the lowest in almost 15 years!  What is more remarkable is that Obama and Trump both proactively limited steel imports.   Obama's administration passed import tariffs which started the decline, and Trump ordered an [...]

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