Port: Largest shipping cranes to operate in US have arrived
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — What are said to be the largest cranes to operate at a U.S. commercial port have arrived in Virginia.
Monday’s delivery from China marked the latest effort to accommodate the increasingly mammoth container ships that underpin international trade.
Shipping companies are using fewer but larger container ships to save on costs. And economists say an “arms race” is underway at ports along the Atlantic seaboard to make room for them.
Projects include dredgi
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