@[email protected]M to World [email protected] • 9 months agoRussia-China Trade Imbalance Leads To 150,000 Empty Containers Piling Up In Russiawww.marineinsight.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down12
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkRussia-China Trade Imbalance Leads To 150,000 Empty Containers Piling Up In Russiawww.marineinsight.com@[email protected]M to World [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•9 months agoA few notes: The US population is well over double that of Russia. The Port of LA and Long Beach together process more cargo by volume than all other US ports combined (all the crap from China)
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink6•9 months ago“crap from China” like cancer drugs, iPhones, and CNC machines. In fact, the top commodity in US-China trade is machinery and mechanical appliances.
minus-squareOoopslinkfedilink4•9 months agoWe are talking about trade here, so compare them by economies instead of population. Puts Russia into perspective every single time…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoWould they even stack up to California in terms of economic activity?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoTouché, I was just thinking in terms of volume if we’re comparing sheet number of containers
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•9 months agoI’m aware, just pointing out it’s hardly a unique situation.
A few notes:
“crap from China” like cancer drugs, iPhones, and CNC machines. In fact, the top commodity in US-China trade is machinery and mechanical appliances.
We are talking about trade here, so compare them by economies instead of population. Puts Russia into perspective every single time…
Would they even stack up to California in terms of economic activity?
Touché, I was just thinking in terms of volume if we’re comparing sheet number of containers
I’m aware, just pointing out it’s hardly a unique situation.