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Needed: More Boxes

Peter T. Leach | May 3, 2010 4:00AM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Magazine - News Story
Bigger ships, repositioning costs intensify shortages as U.S. exporters lament container shortage

A global shortage of ocean containers is exacerbating the difficulty U.S. exporters face in finding empty boxes for shipments from the Midwest and other locations away from import centers. Shortages of containers and vessel space for outbound shipments


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