Besides air drops and Pakistani delivery routes, the U.S. military can transport cargo overland through a road and rail network called the Northern Distribution Network, which brings non-lethal supplies in through Central Asia.

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If the ships had not been intercepted, say police, most of the gang's cargo would have been moved through an underground network to eastern Canada and then down to New York city's Chinatown.

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And Expeditors is building up its domestic shipping network with U.S. firms such as Conway and Kitty Hawk Air Cargo.

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With any luck, within a decade, that enthusiasm will translate into a change in the the flow of cargo in and out of North America, and give Michigan a new place in the world transportation and logistics network.

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