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Article: Panama Canal Authority Forms Strategic Alliance with Massachusetts Port Authority; Alliance Will Boost Trade Between New England and Asia Through the Panama Canal.
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- October 10, 2003
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BOSTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 60 percent of Panama Canal traffic originating from or traveling to the East Coast of the United States, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) today announced an historic move to boost trade by striking a strategic alliance with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). The alliance will increase cooperation -- such as joint marketing -- between the Panama Canal and the Port of Boston; it will also seek to boost trade along the "All-Water Route," the route from Asia to America's East Coast via the Panama Canal.
Today's event between the ACP and Massport, held at the Exchange Conference Center, was highlighted by a ...