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TRANS-PACIFIC
CARRIERS
AND
PORTS
SPECIAL
REPORT
WEST COAST PORTS will spend the coming year in much
the same way they spent the past year: preparing for big
ships operated by big carrier alliances.
In some ways, ports on North America's west coast are
ahead of their competitors in the East. The major container
gateways of Port Metro Vancouver and Prince Rupert, British
Columbia; Seattle-Tacoma; Oakland and Los Angeles-Long
Beach already are benefi ting from the deep harbors and strong
By Bill Mongelluzzo
Deep harbors,
strong rail networks,
super-post-Panamax cranes
and automation draw
mega-ships to Pacifi c Coast ports
HOW
THE WEST
HAS
WON
