Freight trains may be slow and inflexible, but they are capable of carrying huge loads.

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The county won control of the air-freight park and may be able to reuse it.

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Manufacturers of small high-tech electronics goods, where freight costs account for a tiny fraction of the retail price, may not be that bothered about hedging freight rates.

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