The supply chain is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions. Research shows that about 20 percent of global carbon emissions come from multinational supply chains. However, scaling up your logistics operations doesn’t have to be detrimental to the environment.It’s important to be mindful of your environmental impact at every step. The good t ...
Everything moves faster today than it did yesterday, and that can’t be truer in the word of shipping. The higher delivery expectations of customers mean there are a growing number of companies striving to provide customers with products as soon as possible. Air freight is the safest and most realistic way of achieving quick transit times. What Is Air ...
Every 5 years the Harmonized System (HS) is updated and as of January 1st the world transitioned from HS 2017 to the current HS 2022. This means that tariffs and duty code percentages may have changed for your products. We’ll be reviewing the changes, but first a little background of the Harmonized System. What Is the Harmonized System? The Internatio ...
A Bill of Lading and a Telex Release are vital to shipping and they are two items that you absolutely must know in the field of logistics. An Original Bill of Lading is a paper bill of lading that is issued to a customer. A Telex Release is an electronic release that is given in return for a surrendered bill of lading.The Bill of LadingThe Bill of Ladin ...
By definition a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a treaty between two or more countries with the aim to facilitate trade and eliminate trade barriers. Under this FTA, goods can be purchased and sold across international borders with little to no government tariffs, quotas, subsidies which help to create an open and competitive international marketplace.Acc ...
Shipping containers or ‘Intermodal Freight Containers’ are designed/built to smoothly move cargo from one mode of transport to another without unloading and reloading. The mode of transports can be either by truck, rail or ship. Depending on the type of products transported, different containers are used which may vary in dimensions, structure, ma ...
