It should come as a surprise to no one that the cities within the United States that are closest to busy sea ports appear near the top of the list of the top 10 American cities that dominate as global trading centers. To this end, Long Beach and Los Angeles along with Port Newark in New Jersey and Red Hook in New York will likely to continue to hold onto a big share of the port-related trading activity going forward. Other U.S. cities showing up on the list (for Read the rest of this entry »