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In a very brief wording;
International shipping and logistics are very important nowadays worldwide, due to remarkable increase in the "International / Foreign Trade" transactions (number and value), especially after globalization, as this create the need of very specialized people / companies, who can professionally handling safely the transportation processes of goods exchanged from the seller / export to the buyer / importer location.
It’s a wide question, could be write a book on this subject. To brief, I will extract few reasons.
Improved ICT opened the ‘global market place’
Formation of corporate, conglomerates and SMEs
Research on cost reduction operation viability
They are focused on :
Overseas sourcing
Local unavailability, quality standards and local regulations / restrictions on productions
Availability of fast transportation methods
Lead time
These are few essential facts emphasis the importance of modern logistics and supply chain functions.
