SAN FRANCISCO / TOKYO (Reuters)- A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to
costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up in long lines to dock.
These lighter - than -
air flying ships are being designed to deliver heavy
freight loads to remote parts of the developing world that aren't served by conventional
air service — and can't afford the
costly infrastructure required to provide it.