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Misconceived Ideas of Project Freight

MTS Logistics

Many of those employed in logistics understand that the industry has a certain level of complexity with day to day movement of freight. When dealing with project freight, it can be very tricky at times. While every shipment requires close attention to detail and care, project freight can be a different beast altogether.

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

Jose Fernandez: It’s definitely the pandemic. Then, for a couple of decades, East Asia, mainly China, took over and presented lower costs … for many of the manufacturing companies. 1 benefit, I would definitely say, is the flexibility and the scalability that you can have. Are there obstacles? JF: The No.

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Peak Season 2021: What to Do Now to Secure the Supply Chain

Forto

This period of working rest was initiated by the national government to celebrate the founding of the People’s Republic of China and to boost domestic tourism. Experience shows that Golden Week is usually associated with an increase in freight rates. Freight rate development unclear. Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. SFR : Ok, it seems like DCSA has definitely been doing a lot of things. Image : DCSA. I think it will help.

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The role of ship agents and shipbrokers in a digital shipping environment

Shipping and Freight Resource

DEFINITELY NOT AN EASY OR SMALL JOB AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. ALSO DEFINITELY NOT AN EASY OR SMALL JOB AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. Whilst exact numbers are hard to find, ship agents are present in every commercial port in the world and medium-sized ports and upwards will have many.

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Africa-Asia economic relations: Let the private sector shine

247 Customs Broker

. For almost two decades, Asian governments have been very vocal in their desire to get involved in the African continent. For the first time, Beijing’s $60bn of financial pledges to the continent includes $10bn of private investment, which the government has promised to encourage companies to make in the next three years.

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Commentary: Don’t use drayage carriers on labor site | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

247 Customs Broker

An “agent” in the language of the statute includes “but is not limited to freight forwarders, motor transportation brokers, ocean carriers or other motor carriers.” “Customer” also is defined as one who indirectly engages or uses a port drayage motor carrier through the use of an agent.