Also giving evidence into the international connectivity through Welsh ports and airports were representatives from Milford Haven Port Authority, Associated British Ports and Stena Line.
There was a precedent supporting the Europeans: American green laws insist that ships docking locally be double hulled, even though that forces ship owners to pay for unwanted double hulls on international waters en route to American ports.
We need to take the challenges and opportunities on board and work together to make the most of our ports, large and small, and the multitude of first-class attractions in an expanding international market.
We can attribute much of these improvements to improving macroeconomic conditions and growth in international travel as business activity recovers and duty-free shops increase perfume sales at airports and ports.
The area became the backbone of California's international trade economy and developed into a major thoroughfare and warehousing district for goods coming out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.