Port of Redwood City Executive Director Mike Giari announced last week that cargo tonnage for the fiscal year 2010-2011 at the Port of Redwood City was 871,940 metric tons, up 3.5 percent over the prior year, due to record exports of scrap metal.
Sims Metals exported nearly 445,000 metric tons from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, mostly to the Far East. Giari credited Sims’ record to strong demand abroad for scrap metal, the company’s expanded staging area at the Port … [Continue reading the full article at: Pacific Maritime Magazine Online: Record Scrap Metal Exports Recorded at Port of Redwood City]
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