Virus disruptions may cause 20-percent cargo decline at US ports

The coronavirus outbreak has caused major reductions in volume throughput at US ports, which could be down 20 percent in the first quarter, according to the American Association of Port Authorities.
Photo: Justin Sullivan/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Justin Sullivan/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
BY RYAN BEENE, BLOOMBERG NEWS

The coronavirus has cut deeply into the volume of cargo crossing the docks at U.S. seaports in a further sign of the economic turmoil caused by the outbreak.

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