As the summer is reaches its apex, we are experiencing an influx of air and ocean imports mostly from China for shippers wanting their consumer goods to hit the shelves. As the busy season heats up for us it also means that the transit companies and customs agents are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
