Re: Comic Relief - I HATE IT!!!
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Originally Posted by madness
(Post 1821673)
They probably do sail empty, but I doubt that they'd ship food from here to third world countries for free. It's a pity that common sense and compassion can't win over commercialism.
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If various governments turned around to shipping companies & said "instead of just running empty/part full, we'll buy space from you - only not directly, we'll give you a tax break for the quota you carry" most would jump at the chance.
They sail set routes as they're always either delivering or sailing somewhere to pickup goods for later delivery.
Strangely enough, most of my experience of logistics comes from companies that ship to/from Africa & South America. Oh, and agricultural shipments were usually par for course.
The problem with shipping food by sea obviously is the time it takes to get to port and BBE dates. |
