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When Paddle Surf Hawaii started in July 2006, Chambers would sell two or three boards out of his garage each month. Today, after his business grew 900% between 2007 and 2008, the boards are shipped by the container load. Chambers sells about 1,000 per month, including more than 150...
That's to say, before you run out to start an import-export business, take a look at some other numbers in the shipping world that are far less robust. Shipping by container, typically finished goods, remains troublingly cheap, a sign that consumer products are still not flowing between continents...
Lee's complaint of overwork sounds dissonant during a global recession, but it is precisely because of the plunge in global trade that Lee, who works for a ship-supply company, is clocking up so much overtime. The World Trade Organization predicts the volume of global trade will shrink by...
Leverett: Perhaps in an homage to their furry mascot, Leverett House armed participants with not nerf guns, not swords, but carrots! Yes, carrots. And how does one avoid assassination in this bucolic match? Ask and ye shall receive: chewing broccoli. Yes, broccoli. So it was no surprise when FlyBy learned...
The Leverett House winner, Ben French '10, faced a particularly nasty opponent in a Lev resident who manically carried with him a container of broccoli. But once the organizers dispensed of the broccoli rule, French's path to victory was clear. He chased his opponent through the halls of Leverett...