Healthy, Vibrant Seaports Support Economic Resurgence
In the United States and around the globe, the volume of goods moving through a nation’s seaports typically reflects the vigor and prosperity of that region or country. When economic conditions decline – as they have in 2009 – the seaport industry is often one of the first to show the effects. And when trade volumes diminish, so do the revenues of thousands of businesses that rely on that trade, and the jobs of millions of workers who depend on the well-being of those businesses. more....