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  2. Shipping cycle - Wikipedia

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    A shipping market cycle or shipping cycle is a particular type of economic cycle. These cycles correct markets when supply and demand are out of balance. Shipping markets are driven by freight rates, which can move up, move down or remain unchanged. Shipping cycles are therefore determined by the fluctuations of these freight rates.

  3. Freight transport - Wikipedia

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    International DTD is a service provided by many international shipping companies and may feature intermodal freight transport using containerized cargo. The quoted price of this service includes all shipping, handling, import and customs duties, making it a hassle-free option for customers to import goods from one jurisdiction to another. This ...

  4. Shipping markets - Wikipedia

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    The international shipping industry can be divided into four closely related shipping markets, each trading in a different commodity: the freight market, the sale and purchase market, the newbuilding market and the demolition market. These four markets are linked by cash flow and push the market traders in the direction they want.

  5. Logistics - Wikipedia

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    A warehouse in South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite [1]. Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers.

  6. Maritime transport - Wikipedia

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    The environmental impact of shipping includes greenhouse gas emissions, acoustic, and oil pollution. [11] The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping were equal to 2.2% of the global human-made emissions in 2012 [12] and expects them to rise 50 to 250 percent by 2050 if no action is taken ...

  7. Category:Freight transport - Wikipedia

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    C. Cabotage; Carbon pricing on shipping; Cargo; Cargo sampling; Cargo scanning; Castor Maritime; Chain conveyor; Combined cycle powered railway locomotive; Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System

  8. Supply chain - Wikipedia

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    Supply and demand stacked in a conceptual chain.. A supply chain is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them [1] to end consumers [2] or end customers. [3]

  9. Order processing - Wikipedia

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    Order processing is the process or work-flow associated with the picking, packing, and delivery of the packed items to a shipping carrier and is a key element of order fulfillment. Order processing operations or facilities are commonly called “ distribution centers ” or “DC 's”.