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Wider Panama Canal to Boost Backhaul Opportunities

Too many ships move from Asia full and then back across the Pacific far from full

Sep 9, 2013

Perhaps one of the biggest benefits from the expanded Panama Canal will be backhaul opportunities from the U.S. and Latin America to Asia, writes Steve Banker in a recent Forbes article. To read more, click HERE.

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