The Panama Canal saw a slowdown in traffic in October with a 0.9% decline in shipments on a year earlier and volume growth that likely slowed to 4.3% on a year earlier from 13.3% in the second quarter. A slip in bookings to 66.9% of available Neopanamax slots may also indicate declining interest as well as routing uncertainties tied to the U.S. – China trade war. U.S. seaborne imports from China climbed at least 14.2% higher on a year earlier though east coast ports underperformed. Volumes inbound to Norfolk, Charleston, Savannah and Houston rose just 7.4% on a year earlier vs. 17.4% for...