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Loser of the last quarter (Q3-2015): Costco

Supply Chain Movement

On behalf of a resident of California, USA, three US law firms have filed a lawsuit against American grocery retailer Costco and its fish supplier CP Foods for allegedly misleading consumers about the fact that they are inadvertently supporting slavery. Some were at sea for years and some had seen fellow slaves murdered in front of them.”

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Interoceanic Passages

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Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g.

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