Each Vanguard fund and program pays its own freight, and costs aren't shifted around for marketing aims.

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Eurotunnel is also planning to start its own rail freight service between Kent and continental Europe next year.

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If I purchase a book for the same price from a retailer and a remote seller, the remote seller's freight cost would be paid by my own state of Texas.

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Passengers and freight firms could face higher fares as a result of Eurotunnel running its own ferry services between Dover and Calais, a watchdog has said.

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Distrust of the GDP numbers has prompted Capital Economics, a research firm based in London, to create its own proxy of economic activity, which includes electricity output, domestic freight volumes, cargo traffic at ports, passenger transport and floor area under construction.

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The key to unlocking Europe's rail-freight potential lies in co-ordinating its Byzantine network of 30 national railways, each with its own standards, fare structure and regulations.

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And Stalk points out that air freight, thought to save the day for lightweight or high-value goods, is facing its own overload from unbuilt runways and a scarcity of planes.

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