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If you are a small to midsized shipper, a full service Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) can be the solution to your unique international transportation challenges. NVOCCs have contracts with a diverse mix of steamship carriers, allowing them to offer…

The world of multimodal transportation is growing at a rapid rate. The proof is all around us. It can be found on the nation’s many highways, where trucks continually pound the pavement in an effort to get the goods from…

As a company with enough volume to hold your own direct carrier contracts, why should you consider an NVOCC for international transportation? The flexibility of NVOCCs make them particularly attractive to mid-sized companies, but larger firms doing a high volume…

Rising fuel prices have the logistics industry buzzing about past trends and the reprioritization of transportation budgets. With diesel prices at their highest since the record setting summer of 2008, companies are reevaluating their logistics operations and looking to the…

January 2012 brought a rate increase from steamship lines, and it appears that it won’t stop there. Before we get into the details, let’s review recent rate increases. In 2011, many steamship lines lost money. Maersk Line, for example, lost upwards of $602 million, while…

Black Friday for me can be summed up as many things are, with a bit from a Seinfeld episode – “Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had,…

We recently launched our new and improved online Transportation Management Solution. We are excited about the system- so we decided to blog about it! In addition to complete online shipment rating, execution and document generation, the online TMS gives shippers…

We are noticing a trend of shipper frustration with LTL transportation. Several recent blog posts and online discussions have centered around issues that companies face each day with shipping their goods out to distributors and clients. We see it in discussions with…

Volatility of the transportation market, especially international ocean container costs, is always at the top of people’s minds. It plays so much into how companies manage their supply chain, handle seasonal shipping demands, and try to forecast the best timing to fulfill the…