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Preparing for Next Year: What Forecasts are Showing

The container shipping industry is plagued by unpredictability. Attendees of the yearly TPM conference in Long Beach get together year […]

Last week the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach enacted an emergency fee for containers lingering too long at […]

Wow, the last year has been a rollercoaster for most of us. The pandemic has thoroughly affected almost every industry […]

The first couple months after the new year are a pretty common time for shippers to consider switching their freight […]

There’s no doubt that 2020 has taken its toll on businesses around the globe. While certain industries have been hit […]

If you recently received bad news about a blank sailing – we’re sorry. They can be incredibly frustrating for shippers, […]

Selecting a new transportation vendor can be a complicated process. It takes in depth research, thoughtful planning, and evaluation for […]

Entrepreneurship is a huge deal. Starting a company takes an immense amount of work, and business owners recognize the dedication […]

As a freight forwarder, we understand that the shipping vendor selection process is a complicated, sometimes tedious, and somewhat unpredictable […]

Logistic management deals with planning and controlling the movement and storage of goods. To achieve high returns and meet customers’ […]

It’s no doubt that the new tariffs on products imported to the U.S. are a hot topic. The initial scare […]

Shipping liquids internationally can get to be a bit sticky (thank you, thank you.) Certain carriers won’t accept specific types […]

Research conducted by our internal marketing team demonstrates that the #1 complaint of international shippers is cargo damage. At some […]

Quality of service, options, communication, relationship – they all play a role in selecting a vendor. However, despite the service […]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again — as far as vendors go, that is. This isn’t to […]