The goal of the institute seems to be further reduction of tariff and regulatory barriers under NAFTA and development of cross-border infrastructure to facilitate shipping.

In the 1960s and 1970s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built four dams and locks on the lower Snake River to facilitate shipping.

During the time of the postwar, "la Flota" (the fleet) facilitated the sale and shipping of increasing quantities of coffee to the European and Asian markets.

The book leaves out one cautionary note: just harvested, walnuts are meaty and moist, but most shelled walnuts are dried slightly to facilitate shipping and storage.

In the 1920s Jones was the first meatpacking company to quick-freeze sausage, facilitating shipping throughout the U.S. and abroad without the need for chemicals and preservatives.

The country's resources were also drained by the Soviet's SovRom agreements, which facilitated shipping of Romanian goods to the Soviet Union at nominal prices.

Simplot built plants in Idaho and California; to facilitate shipping, he built box factories and to supply the factories he bought lumber mills.

Santana tandems are available for road and off-road use, including full suspension, and can include S&S couplers to facilitate shipping and travel.

To facilitate transport and shipping, the company built a covered bridge across the river, still in use today, and a wharf off the main Santa Cruz beach.

Silt and other alluvial material from the Matanza River (south of Buenos Aires) prevented the opening of a sufficiently deep channel to facilitate shipping.