Today people and goods travel by jet aircraft and fast ships, and information is transmitted at the speed of light over the Internet.

人和货物通过喷气式飞机和快船来流动，而信息是通过互联网以光的速度传送。

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Most ships now steam along narrow corridors at night and at full speed.

现在绝大多数船只在晚上全速通过狭窄的航道。

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Minor savings are possible, notably by reducing the speed of ships to save fuel, but customers are increasingly intolerant of delays.

小幅的节省是有可能的，特别是降低航行速度以节省耗油，但消费者们却越来越难以忍受以此造成的延期。

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"Normally ships speed up to 15 or 20 knots when crossing this area but we couldn't go faster than five knots, " said Domjan.

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They believe that, given the demands of a globalised, Internet-speed economy, container ships might soon be whizzing like speedboats.

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The ships can travel 2, 000 miles in less than 48 hours, twice the speed of the Pentagon's regular cargo ships, and carry enough equipment to support about 5, 000 soldiers.

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