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Perishable 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
by jl6 6y ago
Perishable 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