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Log tariffs end Port of Astoria shipments to China

Dec 6, 2019 | Ship Report Podcasts

The log trade to China was the Port of Astoria’s biggest revenue generator. Now, with the tariff was between China and the US in full swing, Chinese vendors are passing on expensive US logs, and the port has lost a big customer.

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