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Computer manufacturers in Japan or Texas will not face hugely bigger freight bills if they import drives from Singapore rather than purchasing them on the domestic market.

如果日本或得克萨斯州的电脑制造商从新加坡进口驱动器，而不是在国内市场购买，它们将不会面临巨额运费的难题。

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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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"We haven't had word from freight yet and we've got to get the cars back, " McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh said.

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The Outer Hebrides Transport Group said removing road equivalent tariff (RET) from freight would lead to a 175% increase in travel costs from April.

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Now, with an increased domestic interest in ethanol and the U.S. Department of Agriculture expecting declining exports, the company will also have to contend with competition from freight trains and their easier access to mid-America.

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