Distributors may redirect a shipment to an unintended buyer.

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May 17, the last known shipment arrived at the Port of New York aboard the NYK Delphinus, an enormous, squared-off slab of a vessel flagged to Panama, according to Peterson.

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My big concern is that handset shipment volumes in Europe may have started contracting around July and the slide may steepen in August and September, which would jeopardize the crucially important back-to-school season.

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Now, a bit more bad news: the Pebble team reportedly jumped the gun on shipment notifications, so even though you may have received word that your watch is on the way, it may not be in the first batch of 500.

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The second reading agreement includes a clampdown on the illegal shipment of electronic waste to countries where it may be processed in conditions hazardous to workers and the environment.

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Texas Instruments said it expects to start bringing the plant's manufacturing lines up in stages in May, reaching full production in mid-July and "full shipment capability" in September.

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The company said some lines at the plant will be reinstated in May, with full production expected to return in mid-July, and full shipment capability in September.

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In 1882, the first shipment of frozen mutton left New Zealand for England aboard SS Dunedin, arriving on 25 May.

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