Comments on: Questions no Answers – Keeping up with reality at the port http://www.todayscommonsense.com/2008/02/24/questions-no-answers-keeping-up-with-reality-at-the-port/ Common Sense in today's world! Posts are first drafts not as published Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kurgan http://www.todayscommonsense.com/2008/02/24/questions-no-answers-keeping-up-with-reality-at-the-port/comment-page-1/#comment-4860 Kurgan Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:37:56 +0000 http://www.the-drews.com/2008/02/24/questions-no-answers-keeping-up-with-reality-at-the-port/#comment-4860 FD, With a weaker dollar, you will see exports rise, and the trade defict fall. This obviously ignores that the vast majority of our trade deficit is due to oil imports, due to limitations of domestic harvesting. This also ignores that the smaller margin exports such as grain will suffer becaue their product now fetches a lower price in the international market. On the shipping issue, anything shipped domestically or coastwise is not nearly as lucrativeas international shipping. It is good to see the multi-modal trailers, but if the BND wants to really compete, it has to get out from under the stanglehold of Union Pacific. This may mean allowing UP to buy (cheaply) the BRG loop railroad. This may be the only way to create a market niche to compete with Altamira, Bayport or Houston. Short term n for a long run deal will pay off, even if you project out just empty container traffic or holding facilities. Fuel costs are going to slow land andair transportation and the rail lines will benefit. Ergo, BND is land locked in many ways. R. Cowen had a good idea about being a regional supply depot for off shore drilling. Krgan FD,

With a weaker dollar, you will see exports rise, and the trade defict fall. This obviously ignores that the vast majority of our trade deficit is due to oil imports, due to limitations of domestic harvesting.

This also ignores that the smaller margin exports such as grain will suffer becaue their product now fetches a lower price in the international market.

On the shipping issue, anything shipped domestically or coastwise is not nearly as lucrativeas international shipping. It is good to see the multi-modal trailers, but if the BND wants to really compete, it has to get out from under the stanglehold of Union Pacific. This may mean allowing UP to buy (cheaply) the BRG loop railroad. This may be the only way to create a market niche to compete with Altamira, Bayport or Houston.

Short term n for a long run deal will pay off, even if you project out just empty container traffic or holding facilities. Fuel costs are going to slow land andair transportation and the rail lines will benefit.

Ergo, BND is land locked in many ways.

R. Cowen had a good idea about being a regional supply depot for off shore drilling.

Krgan

]]> By: Stacey Derbinshire http://www.todayscommonsense.com/2008/02/24/questions-no-answers-keeping-up-with-reality-at-the-port/comment-page-1/#comment-4653 Stacey Derbinshire Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:14:59 +0000 http://www.the-drews.com/2008/02/24/questions-no-answers-keeping-up-with-reality-at-the-port/#comment-4653 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. Stacey Derbinshire I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

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