
Topic: Freight Rates


Get Your Freight Shipments in Early to Beat the Holiday Madness
Shipping in a winter wonderland. Whether, you ship via ocean or air freight, shippers with years of experience know of the usual yearly backlogs around Christmas time. But if you’re a little newer to the game, or are finding yourself dealing with an...
How to Avoid The Most Common Mistake in Freight Shipping
DON’T LET THIS COMMON ROADBLOCK DERAIL YOUR FREIGHT SHIPMENTS: There is a recurring theme in the shipping industry that needs fixing. As a veteran of more than 30 years in this industry, I have seen this happen many times. Suppliers provide their buyers the...
The Global Economy is Impacting Your Freight Shipping Costs
Lessons from a 30-year freight forwarding veteran: With the US currency doing well, forwarders & shippers alike have experienced a surplus of imports. Yes, the value of the dollar impacts trading in a big way. The shift is quite telling of the conditions of...
TBT – How International Freight Shipping Has Changed Since the 90s
Wash & rinse, but don’t forget to repeat! It’s true what they say, that history does, in fact, repeat itself, even the good stuff. The 90s seems like a long time ago, and back then things were really good for international trade, especially...International Shipping of Ocean Containers via Long Beach / LA Ports
The Union & Pacific Maritime Association continue their fights. They belong in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Content taken mostly from JOC. Despite the involvement of a federal mediator, we can call him the referee in contract negotiations over the...International Shipping, Mission Impossible The LA/ Long Beach Ports
Shippers, Forwarders, Ship owners & Consumers Who likes to be taken to the cleaner? Well, you can thank the the International Longshore Warehouse Union that according the JOC earned 26% or so more this year from last year (2013) when the LA/Long Beach ports saw...FREIGHT QUOTE
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