Although the cost of shipping goods from Nanjing and other mainland airports has fallen dramatically, high fuel prices continue to make it more attractive to ship large cargo by sea rather than air.

尽管从南京及其它内地机场运输货物的费用大幅下降，但燃料价格居高不下，继续使得通过船舶运输大型货物比空运更具吸引力。

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Nowadays firms ranging from trucking companies to freight forwarders, shipping lines, air-cargo carriers and post offices are more likely to use the word "logistics" to describe what they do.

如今，人们更愿意用“物流”这个词来描述从汽车运输公司到货物运输代理行、航行线路、空运飞机及邮局这一条龙的服务。

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For instance, air freight and ocean shipping costs have plunged by as much as two-thirds since last summer as demand has fallen.

举例来说，自去年夏季以来，因需求骤降，空运及远洋运输费用猛跌了三分之二。

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Amazon can service the continental U.S. with 2-day ground delivery, not having to rely on more expensive air 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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First, the air shipping industry must take the initiative now to face down the challenges of supply chain security in the same way its maritime cousins did in 2004.

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