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People have been trading with each other, between countries, across roads and oceans, for thousands of years. According to the International Maritime Organization, “We live in a global society which is supported by a global economy—and that economy simply could not function if it were not for ships and the shipping industry. Shipping is truly the lynchpin of the global economy: without shipping, intercontinental trade, the bulk transport of raw materials and the import/export of affordable food and manufactured goods would simply not be possible.”
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Delaney, L.J. (2013). Transport, Logistics, and Fulfillment Options. In: Exporting. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-5792-9_18
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