Sandy damaged fuel import terminals in the NY area, which was a critical blow since the port of NY is the most important petroleum hub in the northeastern U.S. In particular, Hess still has four marine terminals with suspended operations.

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In the far-eastern port of Vladivostok, thousands have taken to the streets to protest against higher import tariffs on second-hand Japanese cars, the sale of which is the backbone of the local economy.

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Three shipping containers of swim shorts from Nassa Fashions bound for Kmart, which is owned by Sears, arrived at a Newark port last month, according to U.S. shipping data from online database Import Genius.

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More than 15, 000 pairs of women's running shoes from Wing Star and bound for the U.S. operations of Asics arrived at a Los Angeles port in March, according to U.S. shipping data from online database Import Genius.

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