“You're going to have containers coming from every terminal, not just the Port of Los Angeles but the Port of Long Beach, ... I think maglev would really be pushing it.”
“[An Associated Press story proclaimed,] Hurricane Katrina's devastation has decimated the progress Louisiana's generous tax incentives were making in luring filmmakers to the state. ... Louisiana had been on a roll, but they literally came to a crashing halt. New Orleans is not going to be a good location for filming, probably for several years.”
“It's a little more serious this time around than just pre-negotiating posturing. It's not just noise. The steamship companies haven't made money for several years. They want more efficiency.”
“Retailers have been putting up with outsourcing headaches for years such as quota allocation, transportation issues, etc. Of course retailers would like to source more locally but I don't think it's going to work out yet in California because of the labor laws.”
