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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Asia trade strains port / New U.S. maritime chief pays a visit to Oakland, where bustling traffic points to need for expansion

Asia trade strains port / New U.S. maritime chief pays a visit to Oakland, where bustling traffic points to need for expansion
By David Armstrong
Driven by surging trade with Asia that is approaching double-digit growth this year, the Port of Oakland -- one of the country's prime gateways for ocean shipping to and from Asia -- is feeling a new sense of urgency about development projects that it hopes...

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