In international trade, the question of who does what is often answered with a solid “not me.” But a “not me” answer can lead to added costs or stranded shipments. It’s important to know who is responsible for which parts of the shipping process before hiring a freight forwarder.
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, freight forwarding, shipping compliance
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, freight forwarding
Every freight forwarding quote contains fine-print language at the end. Shippers often view the end of a contract as less critical, bore-me-to-tears, boilerplate language—however, while it may be boring, the fine print includes some of the most important details of your quote.
Topics: freight forwarding, Freight Quote
When products sit in port longer than they should, shippers can pay thousands in demurrage and detention fees—even if the problem is not their fault.
Topics: freight forwarding, detention, demurrage, demurrage and detention
