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| November 20, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Commonwealth Business Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BYLINE: Peter Leach

Project shippers must maneuver geopolitical hot spots

Project cargo and breakbulk shippers moving goods to destinations in Third World countries face a host of risks that are far greater than those facing shippers of containerized goods.

The panel on geopolitical hotspots on Oct. 31 at The Journal of Commerce's 17th Annual Breakbulk Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans regaled attendees with vivid examples of these risks, including piracy, royal coups d'etat and terrorism. The Journal of Commerce is a sister publication of Gulf Shipper.

The Middle East is one of the biggest hotspots, because of the wars in Iraq and …

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