For a read on the quality of service a freight forwarding company provides, look no further than their participation in quality assurance, compliance programs, and industry certifications.
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
How to Determine if Intermodal Transportation is the Right Option for Your Freight
Intermodal transport is defined as any transportation that uses more than one method of delivery —by definition, that includes all deliveries that use any combination of air, truck, rail, and ocean transport.
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
Tech Tools That Help Meat Importers Stay Compliant and Avoid Fines
When certificates and paperwork are missing or incorrect at Customs or other checkpoints along a shipping line, the consequences for noncompliance can include fines and delays that impact an importer’s bottom line.
Topics: International Trade Compliance & Enforcement, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
Understanding essential freight forwarding services for 2019 goes beyond finding a reliable company that can ship your goods by land, sea, or air.
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
All meat imports, whether clearing customs by truck or container, must go through the USDA meat inspection review process before they can be released for consumption.
Topics: International Trade Compliance & Enforcement, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
Air transport usually gets your freight from point A to point B faster than any ocean or land transportation, but faster doesn’t necessarily mean better.
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents, Air Freight
The process of getting goods from point A to point B undamaged and on-time will invariably present challenges because there are so many factors in flux along the average international shipping line. Some difficulties and inconveniences are just part of the overall shipping process, while others may cause a company to reconsider their partnership with their freight forwarding company.
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents
In the modernized world of international shipping, the term ‘freight agent’ can create some confusion for importers/exporters and logistics coordinators.
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Warehousing & Distribution, Freight Agents
The dreaded tariff increase from 10% to 25% on $200 billion of goods from China was postponed until March 1, 2019, and it has left the shipping industry in limbo.
Topics: Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Warehousing & Distribution, Freight Agents
An SOP is more than just another tedious document required to move your freight; it ensures that operations between the importer, forwarder, and other parties involved in your shipments run as smoothly as possible.
Topics: Supply Chain Management, Freight Forwarding & Cargo Transportation, Freight Agents