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Import container throughput at the 10 largest US ports fell 3.3% in June, year on year, to 1.7m teu, according to the latest data from Blue Alpha Capital

“The impact of tariffs is becoming apparent and, absent any changes, the effect will become more pronounced,” said ...

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  • JM

    July 25, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    Um, you’ve got a pretty obvious headline typo there

    • Alex Lennane

      July 26, 2019 at 8:41 am

      We really did! Thank you for pointing it out.

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