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Ralph: Economic bright spots exist

Friday, May 04, 2012

Looking for a light at the end of the economic tunnel? Economist Bill Ralph said Thursday there are signs that confidence is growing among consumers and that he’s projecting containerized trade to grow 5 to 7 percent on the transpacific this year. Ralph, president of the transportation and logistics consultant R.K. Johns & Associates, delivered the morning keynote Thursday in Norfolk, Va. at the Virginia Maritime Association’s International Trade Sy...

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