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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…

How Can I Best Take Advantage of the Current Transportation Climate? This is the second of a two-part series focusing on international transportation pricing, namely on ocean containers. (Click here to view part 1 of this part 2 series on international…

A good third party logistics provider is many things to many different clients. In the ocean transportation world, a 3PL should be a freight forwarder as well as an NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier). OK, so what does that mean?…

Transportation Management Systems (TMS) offerings are popping up all over the place nowadays. From large world-class systems to small in-house BOL printing programs, a properly leveraged TMS can be a shipper’s best friend. Simply put, a TMS is a software…

When I tell people what I do for a living, I am constantly asked about how rising fuel prices affect a logistics provider. My first response is that although we are a non-asset based 3PL provider and therefore not as…

A recent development announced by the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) will help facilitate plans to strengthen the United States’ ability to export certain technology items. The recently passed C59 License Exception for Strategic Trade Authorization (STA) will help ease export requirements for qualified products…

A few months back, we talked about some mission critical reasons why companies should consider outsourcing their logistics and supply chain functions. The 5 key reasons we identified were to achieve or realize gains in: Flexibility | Consolidation | Expertise |…

For those of you who have forgotten, or maybe never knew – Importer Security Filing (ISF) was a critical regulation passed by US Customs effectively beginning in January 2010. ISF requires that all ocean cargo inbound to the US must…

Today, third-party logistics (3PL) providers are asked to do more than simply move goods from point A to point B. We are aware of the financial, technological, environmental, tactical and strategic well-being of our clients in addition to the soundness of their supply…

There seems to still be a strong commitment to sustainability initiatives despite the global recession. A critical part of building a truly sustainable supply chain is maintaining environmentally sound standards. Although many companies have embraced the idea of incorporating greener…

As some of you may know, there is a current situation regarding truckers and the ability to move containers in and out of the port of Shanghai. The situation stems from the rising costs of fuel, and truckers in Shanghai not…

Warehousing and distribution strategy is an increasingly critical aspect of business. Developing the right strategy alongside a 3PL warehouse provider gives the outsourcer access to an entire gamut of supply chain & logistics expertise. For small startup companies looking to…