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XPO Logistics (XPO) to Acquire Con-way (CNW)

Supply Chain Network

The transaction will enhance XPO’s range of supply chain solutions by making XPO the second largest less-than-truckload (LTL) provider in North America, and will expand the company’s global contract logistics platform. The transaction is not conditioned on financing. The company has approximately $1.2

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Chokepoints (or bottlenecks) are a term used to describe the most crucial strategic marine routes because they: Capacity limitations. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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