This is a guest post by Arslan Hassan. Businesses that cater to customers on a global scale require an efficient and powerful logistics system that ensures the safe delivery of their products. [...]
This is a guest post by George McKinley. Long has the difference between cargo and freight confused those involved in the transportation industry. While both terms have similar meanings and [...]
Whether you need to move goods across the state or across the country, choosing a domestic freight forwarder to handle the job for you is a wise business move. Professionals in the freight moving [...]
You won't find a more complete roundup of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting international shipping, specifically the ocean freight sector, right now than this blog post here. This [...]
This is a guest post by David Fan. Get a perspective from a freight forwarder on what digitalization means for the future of the companies shippers import and export their goods through by [...]
The share of shipments in the international shipping industry going to freight forwarders and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers (NVOCC) is increasing.
Furthermore, it is not just [...]
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) made headlines this week for doing something all businesses should do — focusing on customers. Correction: HMM made headlines for saying it would focus on [...]
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 [...]
We live in a global economy where about 90% of the world's goods are transported by sea, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for the ocean freight shipping industry in recent years. And the waters [...]
I've seen a lot of headlines this year about various ocean freight carriers losing money. However, it all came to a head for me with Mike Wackett's article in the Loadstar last week with the [...]
This is a Guest Post by Daniel Moore
selling overseasInternational goods trading is a well-known and popular business today. This is the reason that leading international brands have [...]
Imagine going into a restaurant, being seated, and when the waiter asks to take your order, you request the check. Seems kind of odd right? Like maybe a few steps were missed? Well, that’s a lot [...]
It has been a dark time for ocean carriers. Investing heavily in megaships–ships so large they can destroy entire planets–carriers created capacity greatly surpassing disappointing [...]
Guest Blog by Chris Compton Time is money, and nowhere is that more apparent than in freight shipping. When you combine fuel, insurance, driver wages, permits, tolls and other related costs, the [...]
Freight forwarders and non-vessel operators (NVOs) have been under a great deal of scrutiny for their lack of automation lately. For anything consumers want, they can go online and with a [...]
Despite slow, even what some would call stagnant, growth in international trade over the last several years, the air freight sector saw healthy growth in cargo demand during 2016. In fact, it was [...]
Guest Post By Kevin Hill The freight management industry witnessed some massive changes in 2016 and some of these are likely to last beyond 2017. Shipping services and logistics providers are now [...]
It’s a showdown for the ages. The two heavyweights of the international shipping industry facing off. In one corner: Air Freight. In the other corner: Ocean Freight. This is like Ali vs. [...]
“While there are several factors involved, the primary is market demand. Traditionally from Dec through April for imports, especially from Asia to the U.S., it is called the [...]
“Freight forwarding is a service used by companies that deal in international or multi-national import and export. While the freight forwarder doesn’t actually move the freight [...]