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1. Should I use FTL or LTL shipping?: (Blogue); Choosing the right ground freight transport for your specific business depends on various factors, including the type of freight, the size and weight of the shipment, the delivery timeline, and your ...
2. Bi-weekly Freight Updates - January: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. As we continue dealing with the fallout of pandemic-related supply chain issues, fluctuations in prices, labour disruptions, logistic delays, and port ...
3. Year in review 2024: crucial customs, freight, and economic changes: (Blogue); From evolving trade regulations and to shifts in the economic landscape, we recap the most important news in the customs and logistics industry in 2024. Over the past 12 months, the industry has faced ...
4. Top 10 Blog Posts of 2024 - Freight rates, boosting ROI, and best practices: (Blogue); ... freight providers, achieving better ROI with logistics and compliance processes, and valuable information about a variety of best practices for importers. This list of our top posts reflects the experience ...
5. Freight update June 2021: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. This year, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
6. Two actions you can take to avoid costly delays with your freight: (Blogue); Want to avoid costly delays with your freight? Get proactive when it comes to your shipping needs by taking these two actions.
7. Freight updates September 14, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
8. Freight updates October 4, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
9. Freight updates October 19, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
10. Freight updates November 1, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
11. Freight updates July 27, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
12. Freight updates August 9, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
13. Freight updates August 24, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of the ...
14. Freight updates May 4, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of the ...
15. Freight updates May 18, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); May 18, 2022 The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share ...
16. Freight updates May 31, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
17. Freight updates June 15, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of the ...
18. Freight updates June 22, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of ...
19. Freight updates: latest news on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of the ...
20. Freight updates April 20, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These updates will share some of the ...
21. Freight update January/February 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Since 2020, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
22. Freight updates March 10, 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These monthly updates will share some ...
23. Freight updates March 2022: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. Now, two years into the pandemic-related global capacity crunch, high prices, delays, and port congestion persist. These monthly updates will share some ...
24. Freight update November 2021: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. This year, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
25. Freight update December 2021: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. This year, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
26. Freight update September 2021: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. This year, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
27. Freight update October 2021: latest news and updates on the worldwide supply chain: (Blogue); The worldwide supply chain is constantly changing. This year, there has been a global capacity crunch with prices rising and ongoing container shortages persisting. These monthly updates will share some ...
28. Freight forwarder vs. Customs broker: what’s the difference: (Blogue); When you’re importing products, understanding what kind of service provider (or providers) you need can be confusing. Do you need a freight forwarder? A customs broker? Both?
29. 5 factors impacting your freight costs right now: (Blogue); One of the biggest impacts of this “pandemic year” has been fluctuation (and frustration) in transportation pricing. With freight representing up to 50% of your logistics cost and 10-20% of your retail ...
30. 8 Reasons To Choose A Freight Forwarder: (Blogue); When you’re moving a shipment, it may be tempting to go directly to a carrier rather than working with a freight forwarder. What added value does a forwarder bring? Here are eight great examples.
31. 9 Tips for Choosing a Freight Forwarder in the USA: (Blogue); When you need a freight forwarder in the USA, you have plenty of options, but not all the options are the same. Finding the right partner for your needs may take some research. It's not as easy as just ...
32. Hiring a Freight Forwarder in Canada? 4 Things to Consider: (Blogue); Choosing the right freight forwarder in Canada isn't always an easy task. Finding a company you're comfortable working with matters, as you want to ensure your Canadian freight forwarder will move your items ...
33. International vs. Domestic Freight Forwarding: Understanding the Difference: (Blogue); Whether you need an international freight forwarder or a domestic freight forwarder, you will be hiring a company with a specialty in working with multiple shipping companies to move your goods from point ...
34. Logistics 101: Freight: (Blogue); International shipping and freight is a complicated business. When moving goods over land, sea, and air, there are a lot of moving pieces and a lot of industry-specific terminology that can be confusing. ...
35. What are these additional charges on my freight bill?: (Blogue); When moving goods by common carrier, shippers expect to pay based on factors such as mode of transport, weight, volume and distance traveled. But even after these variables are accounted for, sometimes ...
36. What exactly does a freight forwarder do… and do I need one?: (Blogue); Importing and exporting are key activities for many businesses. But the process, paperwork, and regulations involved in international trade can be very complex – intimidating, even. Many successful ...
37. Freight forwarder vs. customs broker vs. full-service logistics provider: (Blogue); Are freight forwarders the same as customs brokers? What’s the difference? And what is a full-service logistics provider anyway?
38. Freight forwarding basics: proper packaging: (Blogue); Great packaging can mean the difference between a shipment arriving unscathed to its destination and one that is damaged or lost along the way.
39. Freight-forwarder or online booking? Weigh your options carefully.: (Blogue); Shipping Industry crunch Times are tough for the container shipping industry: companies are facing their worst ever downturn as a result of an oversupply of ships and weakened global demand. As a result, ...
40. Why are freight rates so volatile – particularly those from China?: (Blogue); One of the biggest challenges facing importers is uncertainty around shipping rates. Plagued by slow global trade and shipping overcapacity, 2015 was one of the most volatile rate periods in recent ...
41. Trois conseils pour gérer les réclamations d’assurance des marchandises: (Blogue); As an importer, you are likely aware of the kind of insurance you need. But in recent years, claims instances have been on the rise. What kinds of scenarios can lead to a claim—and more importantly, how ...
42. 5 biggest challenges in the Freight Forwarding industry: (Blogue); The freight forwarding industry faces a long list of business challenges, such as global inflation and rising fuel costs.
43. Working with a Freight Forwarder: Part 2: (Blogue); Last week, we shared eight great reasons to choose a freight forwarder instead of working directly with a carrier to move your shipments. This week, we dive deeper into the work a freight forwarder does ...
44. Shipping and Freight Rates: (Blogue); Have you ever priced out the cost of shipping your goods and widely different quotes or received quotes that fluctuate from one week to the next. What’s going on?
45. eManifest – How Recent Regulatory Changes Impact the Role of the Freight Forwarder: (Blogue); The CBSA defines a freight forwarder as “An agent who arranges for the transportation of goods and who may provide other services such as grouping and consolidating shipments, de-stuffing containers, Customs ...
46. 5 essential spot rate freight tips for smooth and cost-effective shipments: (Blogue); Spot rate shipping is a crucial service that businesses rely on to solve supply chain and logistics challenges. Successfully navigating the spot rate market reduces the cost of ensuring that goods ...
47. How will freight rates increase in 2024?: (Blogue); North American shippers and importers should expect freight rates to rise in 2024. A range of factors, from energy prices to geopolitical problems, will create disruptions to the freight industry throughout ...
48. Prepare for Golden Week 2024 and its impact on freight shipping: (Blogue); Many Chinese businesses close their doors for Golden Week 2024, starting with China National Day on October 1st. Importers that source goods from China need to plan around this major holiday as Golden ...
49. Air Canada Cancels Plans for Freight Fleet Expansion: (Trade News); In an attempt to adjust its fleet to market conditions, Air Canada announced it would cancel its freight fleet expansion plans by foregoing the conversion of two Boeing 767-300 passenger aircraft into ...
50. Canadian Freight Halt Anticipated with Possible Rail Strike: (Trade News); Canadian freight rail traffic could come to a halt in May, with the looming possibility of a strike by approximately 3,300 workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and a further 6,000 at rival Canadian ...