(Sub)Tropical Network.Talk about international intermodal in·ter·mod·al adj. Relating to transportation by more than one means of conveyance, as by truck and rail: intermodal transport. logistics. TAKE RUSSIAN PARTS, COLOMBIAN KNOW-HOW AND Latin American entrepreneurial spirit and you've got, of all things, a submarine submarine, naval craft capable of operating for an extended period of time underwater. Submarines are almost always warships, although a few are used for scientific or business purposes (see also submersible). built in Bogota to carry up to 20 tons of cargo in some of the most lucrative trade lanes of the Americas. Colombian cops found it in a suburban warehouse, half-built. Unfortunately, the cargo meant for the high-tech transport included drugs, arms and other contraband contraband, in international law, goods necessary or useful in the prosecution of war that a belligerent may lawfully seize from a neutral who is attempting to deliver them to the enemy. . Still, regional importers and exporters might be well served to study the logistics and warehousing network traffickers used to smuggle smug·gle v. smug·gled, smug·gling, smug·gles v.tr. 1. To import or export without paying lawful customs charges or duties. 2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth. , er, ship, in the foreign parts for the 10-meter sub. If only the traffickers had invested that US$10 million they used to build the vessel. Imagine what a logistics network they could put together for legal cargo. |
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