Blind Shipping — Pros and Cons
This is a guest post by Jared Marcus. Running a production business or any other business connected to manufacturing or selling goods means you will always have to find the best shipping [...]
This is a guest post by Jared Marcus. Running a production business or any other business connected to manufacturing or selling goods means you will always have to find the best shipping [...]
Many returned to work yesterday (February 10th) in China after the Spring Festival Holiday (Chinese New Year) shutdown was extended by the novel coronavirus that quickly spread from its epicenter [...]
This is a guest post by Cory Levins. Supply chains are complex, and they can provide opportunities for businesses to obtain competitive advantages. Improving efficiency and effectiveness [...]
This is a guest post by Keith Coppersmith. As the global consumer market expands and the needs of modern customers and vendors evolve, supply chain management will inevitably rise in [...]
Are you unhappy with your current freight forwarder? It might be time to change your freight partner. To be sure you are changing a freight forwarder at the right time, look for these telltale [...]
This is a guest post by Mario Cummings.
Being able to sell products on a global scale is considered an achievement by many businesses. It’s a clear indication of a business’s growth and [...]
Truckers are some of the most important, and possibly most under-appreciated, people in the international shipping industry. Economies all over the world depend on truckers to get imports and [...]
Word from the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) was that it planned to shut down East and Gulf Coast ports last week and hold a protest march in Washington. Obviously, the [...]
After years of labor and billions of dollars have been invested in expanding the Panama Canal to allow much larger cargo ships through, many shippers worry sending their cargo through the canal [...]
Guest Blog by Mark Long A lot of companies already have their own logistic managers. These managers help the company to make a number of logistic decisions. However, such companies may also need [...]
Residents feel betrayed. Green groups are enraged. Politicians call for change. What happened? In 2003, an anti-pollution agreement was made–well, a settlement, really–in which the [...]
The big item in the news today is that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Berman ruled to overturn Tom Brady’s four game suspension from the NFL. New England Patriots fans are celebrating. [...]
Just when the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seemed to be making headway in the major congestion problems there, another issue pops up which threatens the delivery of shippers’ cargo [...]
The Clash, with their classic “I Fought the Law” song, gives a warning of the common outcome of going against the law. However, the temptation of financial profit that can be made [...]
יָטַב – yatab – yä·tav’ And I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my [...]
UPDATE: 9/23 @ 9:45 am PST – Most of Los Angeles Terminals are closed today due to the heavy smog from Pasha Facility Fire last night at APL Terminal. Port of Los Angeles West Basin: [...]
Government shutdown. It’s happening. It has many effects. If you’re an international shipper, you know government paws have to touch all imports and exports. You know, that little [...]
Recently my wife and I traveled throughout Asia, visiting Thailand, Vietnam, and China. We flew on Japan Airlines and even though they are not as high end as some of the other carriers, such as [...]
I read an article about the threatened ILA Strike and it rang a few bells for me. Bell #1: The term “choke-hold”. In an article in the Observer (9/25/12) David Jaffee, a sociologist at the [...]
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has been quiet about negotiations over the last many weeks, but the news broke across the internet that ILA President Harold Daggett has [...]