THE NEW YORKER

Time to play the politics card

COMMENT: At one time, before todays mega ships and mega rail links, the harbour at New York was the entrepot for vessels moving cargo between Americas heartland and the US East Coast, which linked to the rest of the world, writes Barry Parker.

Restoration of the Soo Locks could be back on the US agenda. Credit: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0

COMMENT: At one time, before todays mega ships and mega rail links, the harbour at New York was the entrepot for vessels moving cargo between Americas heartland and the US East Coast, which linked to the rest of the world, writes Barry Parker.

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