The company has someone on the ground in Dubai to handle logistics when the men are released, he added.

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Shipping company Condor Group is to shed 70 jobs in the Channel Islands when it closes its logistics division.

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But could careful measurement and management of sustainability also provide short-term, hard-nosed business advantages, especially when it comes to logistics?

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