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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

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Interest Rates : The Federal Reserve in the United States is expected to raise interest rates this week , the first increase since cutting the rate to near zero following the Great Recession in 2008. The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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Interoceanic Passages

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This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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