That’s because retailers planned in advance “to make sure that it didn’t interrupt the holiday shopping season,” said Jason Brewer of the Retail Industry Leader’s Association. But “they’re sort of running out of tricks,” he added.
The ripple effects of the months-long contract dispute are, however, beginning to show up in less visible ways far inland.
Auto industry workers are running out of things to do.
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What keeps the costs down for sea travel is size. The largest ships used by Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, can be packed with 18,000 of the standard 20-foot containers.
–CNNMoney’s Kate Trafecante and Sara Sidner contributed to this report
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