Ports Beyond The Cargo: Branching Out, Climbing Up
May 26, 2020
Ports throughout the Americas are employing an entrepreneurial mindset to develop revenue opportunities outside of cargo
By Tom Gresham
(Originally published in the Q4 2019 issue of AAPA Seaports Magazine; article provided compliments of AAPA)
Cargo may be the work most associated with ports, but ports across the Western Hemisphere are enhancing their other existing sources of revenue and identifying new ones to bolster their bottom lines and better serve their regions. In the process, ports are pursuing creative commercial opportunities th...
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