Improvements in road construction and sailing had occurred, but shipping heavy freight over land remained expensive, even with the use of rivers and canals wherever possible.

道路设施以及航海技术都有所改进，但是即使在可以利用河流和运河的地方，船运重型货物到陆地的费用仍然很高。

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I Secretary for Economy and Trade Ministry approved a freight forwarding enterprises, mainly engaged in maritime, air, sea and air transport, Pinxiang, land and other import and export business.

我司为国家经贸部批准的一级货运代理企业，主要经营海运，空运，海空联运，拼箱，陆运等进出口业务。

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To reduce the seaport, airport and land port's traffic pressure, a dividing road net system is set up, which the passenger is separated from freight is advanced.

针对交通特征提出了建立客、货分流的路网体系，以解决海港、空港、口岸货运的交通压力。

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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.

FORBES: A Leader in Efficient Shipping

The Times insists it is paying full freight for its 99-year lease on the land and that the land has long been scheduled for condemnation by the state anyway.

FORBES: Land Grab