I’m learning a lot about logistics @Flexport, my friends get to hear lots of fun logistics facts & I want to share the really fun ones here
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(don’t worry, I won’t post more than 1 per day... probably)
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1\~90% of everything you buy comes via container ship! What’s sent via plane? Premium goods (electronics), fast fashion, & stuff that's late
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ALSO super down to answer questions people have, if those exist
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2\Ship ownership: flags of convenience (FOCs) used to escape US regulation+unions. ~73% of ships in 2016 “belonged” to developing economiespic.twitter.com/K97r2qk5Gc
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3\Some countries have open registries for ships: pay reg & annual fee. No income tax, crew nationality reqs, build/repair loc reqs = save $$
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4\Numbers time! The global freight forwarding spend is $1.1 trillion, or 12% of the global GDP

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5\Unusually, Dole owns their ships. Why? They go Ecuador→San Diego, uncommon route + ports w/ old cranes, so Dole ships have cranes onboard!pic.twitter.com/sK8oxZScbo
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Have you been to San Diego and walked along the Harbor at night? You should see the stacks of reefers and all the boats! It's awesome.
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Hahaha I actually grew up in San Diego, but never appreciated the port infrastructure until Flexport
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