Shipping costs, quality control and culture are other factors.
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It has been weakened by increasing shipping and transportation costs, quality control issues and a surplus of available, skilled American workers.
"You have to control the manufacturing, design, shipping and the finishing, " says McCarthy, 31.
But the spot market, where vessels are chartered for specific trips or time periods, is very unpredictable, particularly since regulators put a stop two years ago to an arrangement between shipping lines (the top 15 of which control 80% of the market) to manage overcapacity by co-operating on routes and rates.
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Five models are shipping in late December that include two with remote control: WiFi on the 16GB GZ-EX350 and 32GB GZ-EX370 lets a nearby Android phone or tablet steer the camera from a distance, and the camera itself can wirelessly back up its footage as well as share media through WiFi Direct.
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Once they factor in rising shipping and transportation costs, the addition of increased quality control and the management of unreliable fulfillment dates, they may find that they're not actually saving any money.
Also, since WeGoLook typically does not take possession of the item or property (unless you order our shipping assistance service), the firm warns that it has no control over substitutions or changes that could possibly occur after the observation is made.
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As IRISL BENELUX came under increasing scrutiny from European export control agencies, it changed its name twice, first becoming ANTARES SHIPPING and then EIFFE NV.
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Fab.com plans to improve shipping even further by doubling its 50-person tech team in the next year in order to have more control over the supply chain, including hard-to-ship products, the company told Forbes in May.
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