ETC International Freight System among many other licensed freight forwarders ship mostly dry goods or air freight them. Unlike the vast majority of shipping companies, ETC Intl. Freight System has been air freighting temperature-controlled shipments and even via...
Good fellow shippers, A reflection from the freight man during the Corona Virus (Covid19)! Fighting a common cause, always awaken deeper feelings. Is our humanity waking up from our dormant state, abusing the earth, abusing each other, disparity among social classes,...
OUTSIDE THE CONTAINER THINKING Not all shipping receptacles are right for every job. I mean, you wouldn’t pack batteries in an egg carton, why would it be any different when shipping something bigger like furniture or a bulldozer? There is a wide array of...
AIR FREIGHT IN A POST-9/11 WORLD After the events of September 11, 2001, the national air freight industry was at an utter standstill. The Department of Homeland Security, and eventually the TSA, were thrust into uncharted territory of oversight and regulations. The...
With a weaker dollar, shippers’ requests to export are growing. When US exporters ship, the international forwarders come across interesting shipments that can be rather large and heavy, which sometimes undermine air freighting over ocean freighting shipping methods....
One size does NOT fit all. We recently had a customer that shipped $650,000 worth of equipment in two small boxes to Hawaii. They up to their eyeballs in stress when they first arrived, but after going through these simple steps, their fears were put at ease, and...
Shipping to Saudi Arabia with Air Freight Services is a big deal, but it doesn’t have to be complicated – so how is it supposed to go, and what do I need? It is a wonderful day in Southern California! It’s in the 70’s, the sun is...
