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As the Alaskan salmon season gets underway, this short blog from The Economist reveals how Japan Airlines designed refrigerated containers in the 1970s so it could carry Atlantic tuna out of the US for sushi. It was the start of a long love affair between air cargo and fresh fish exporters – which (apologies for the plug) readers can find out more about in the June issue of Airline Cargo Management.

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