Container Depots

Shipping containers piling up around U.S. ports illustrate U.S. trade deficit


Text:Balancing the Trade Imbalance

Story and photos ©2001 Allan Tannenbaum

Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Shipping containers piled high in depots near ports in the U.S.A. illustrate America's trade deficit. Near Port Newark, New Jersey, container depots use special equipment to stack containers up to eight (8) high. Trucks drop off empty containers for storage or pick up empty ones for use. Depots resemble cities or monuments, blocking the skylines of Newark, N.J., and New York City.
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Allan Tannenbaum