More airports, more shipping terminals, more office and residential buildings, and the list goes on, fodder for the technologically sophisticated goods and services our exports embody.

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Still, even small businesses are often able to negotiate prime rates with major shipping companies, or take advantage of flat rate shipping options through the post office.

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Those company costs are much higher than in the U.S., he says, waving his Turkish cigarette above the shipping manifests in Arabic in his office.

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If someone wants to return something, does he have to fill out 12 forms, make a trip to the post office and spend money for shipping?

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Outpost.com: Also known as Cyberian Outpost, this site, which features computers, electronics, games, and home and office equipment, takes the term "free shipping" to a new level.

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When a product is sold, sellers can print out a shipping label, attach it to the package and drop it at the post office.

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COSCO's Singapore office to his earlier, socialist credentials as head of the Sino-Tanzania Joint Shipping Company.

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Meanwhile, it has emerged that Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire told MPs in December of "illegitimate efforts to interfere with shipping and tourism in the region" by "elements in Argentina".

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