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Do Caribbean exporters pay higher freight costs?

By: Yeats, Alexander J

Publisher: World Bank ; Washington D.C. ; 1989Description: 158 p; tblsSubject(s): FREIGHT | TRANSPORT | TRADE | INTERNATIONAL TRADE | TRANSPORT STATISTICS | CARIBBEAN | TRANSPORT COSTSSummary: Study attempts to determine whether Caribbean Exports encounter adverse freight rates. A distinction is made between air cargo services and ocean transport. Ocean freight rates encountered by Caribbean countries are not markedly different than those of their competitors while air cargo rates are significantly lower except in the case of Dominica and Guyana where unusual air freight costs are applied for several major products. Tariff statistics for each country are appended.

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Study attempts to determine whether Caribbean Exports encounter adverse freight rates. A distinction is made between air cargo services and ocean transport. Ocean freight rates encountered by Caribbean countries are not markedly different than those of their competitors while air cargo rates are significantly lower except in the case of Dominica and Guyana where unusual air freight costs are applied for several major products. Tariff statistics for each country are appended.

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