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Resource: Current article on U.S. seaport activity
Ocean Freight has become a critical mode of transportation for global logistics. In recent years it is becoming apparent U.S. seaports are ill equipped to handle the increase in inbound and outbound freight. More importantly, the U.S. port workers have been impacted by contract negotiations to the point of work stoppages and slowdowns resulting in major product flow interruptions.
Find a current article on U.S. seaport activity.
Write a 800 word summary using the chosen article focused on U.S. seaport activity.
Review the article and focus on seaport infrastructure deficiencies and the impact on capacity or labor relations as it relates to port worker productivity.
Identify why it is important to global logistics effectiveness to improve the current situation, and describe how trade agreements may help reduce product flow interruptions.
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U.S. Seaport Activity
In the United States of America, the ports or rather the public ports play an integral role in both
the local and regional economies. This is because the ports are the points of entry and exit for
both people and goods. Worth noting is the fact that mainly ports are used to bring in goods that
are of great quantity than those brought by other means (Buxbaum, 2018). Again, most of these
goods are of much value and it is commonly preferred or rather it is popular among many people
since it is cheaper and more convenient than other modes that are available.
In the states, the goods brought in through the ports constitute to more than three trillion dollars
to the economy of the country. Again it is worth noting that in federal states, the ports alone add
up to tens of millions in a single state. In other instance, seaport activities alone are the source of
employment to so many people as there is a lot of work that...
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