U.S. seaports saw a return to growth in containerized freight imports in March with a 6.7% year over year expansion. An expansion in traffic from Asia outside of China ensured that the four big west coast port complexes all saw increased volumes, though Seattle / Tacoma did best with a 16.6% rise in handling. A drop in handling at Long Beach comes as Orient Overseas is trying to close a sale of assets at the port. On the gulf and east coasts Houston and Savannah saw the strongest growth rates at 24.9% and 22.6% respectively. Houston’s expansion was notable for coming despite fire-related...