physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
customer traffic; customers; custom
immediately; right away; on the spot
low (level, value, price, etc.)
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
and; thereupon; because of that
reinforcement; strengthening
coastal waters; adjacent seas
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to attack; to assault; to assail
active; positive; progressive
ago; since; before; previous
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
transport; transportation
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
establishment (of a business); founding
maintenance; preservation; improvement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation