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POPSNRF: Container Traffic Starting to Build at Retail Ports The National Retail Federation issued a press release highlighting container traffic growth at major ports used by major US retailers. The NRF's "porttracker" follows activity at the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma and Seattle on the West Coast, and New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Savannah on the US East Coast. Container traffic growth for February, typically the lowest volume month for the year, is up 10 percent over February 2006. This years peak season volume should reach crescendo in July, 2007 based on current projections. The National Retail Federation is the largest Retail Trade Association in the world.