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Some goods are perishable. Modern logistics can have very tight deadlines.
by dan_hawkins 6y ago
Some goods are perishable. Modern logistics can have very tight deadlines.
- jl6 6y agoPerishable goods go by plane though. Containers are often held up in ports for weeks due to customs checks. I’d expect the vast majority of sea-shipped goods to be non-time-critical and unharmed by waiting for a couple of weeks.
- dan_hawkins 6y agoI think you underestimate the volume of the perishable goods. Most are transported in containers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerated_container https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerated_container