The future for the other type of cargo ship bulk carriers, which transport coal, iron ore, grain and so forth is less rosy.

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They will create the book, print one at a time, take individual or bulk orders for the book, and ship the book.

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And tissue has another advantage for domestic manufacturers: Unlike other paper, tissue paper isn't economical to ship from overseas because of its bulk.

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