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U.S. shippers prepare for East Coast port closures

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Retailers and other shippers could react to a brewing dockside labor dispute with the potential to shut down container terminals this fall by building up import inventories to ensure they have enough product on hand, a logistics industry official said Wednesday. Most speculation about the standoff between the International Longshoremen's Association and companies that operate marine terminals on the East and Gulf coasts has centered on the possibility that shippers may re-route ca...

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