The large shipping, freight, and logistics company warned of a soft patch in the U.S. and internationally, but still reiterated it was on track hit or beat prior peak EPS this year.

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There is no single study that compares jet fuel use for passenger flights versus air freight shipping.

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FedEx will raise its U.S. freight-shipping costs by 6.9% starting early next month.

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Relevant to shipping documents but not freight.

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Contrary to the obvious assumption, rising fuel prices might actually cause the use of ships for freight, as manufacturers reduce fuel use not by shipping things shorter distances, but by relying more heavily on efficient sea freight at the expense of less efficient land- and air-based modes of transport.

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The licences were brought in to help protect the island's passenger and freight service provided by Isle of Sark Shipping.

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Air shipping typically costs two to five times more than ocean freight, but prices are more reasonable for small devices like iPhones and iPods than, say, flat-screen TVs.

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Also, online competitors who are currently shipping these lower dollar purchases for free are subsidizing the freight and this is not a sustainable practice, so it is only necessary for Best Buy to weather the storm until online retailers discontinue this practice.

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Over the past four years Greek shipping companies have benefited from increased trade with China and India, and freight rates have more than doubled.

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This puts the Copenhagen-based shipping company on track to post its first annual ever loss in 2009 after container freight rates and volumes dropped in the global downturn.

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