Author: neil

An ‘uphill fight for shippers’ as carriers shy away from contracts

As demand continues to rise in Asia-US, BCOs struggle to ship contracted cargo and increasingly turn to NVOCCs to sustain their broken supply chains. Carriers find bogus excuses to refuse to release equipment at depots in China, in addition to rolling containers without warning.  "It's...

China and 14 Asian nations to sign the world’s biggest free-trade deal

Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including China, are striving to clinch the world's largest free trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing's decade-long search for greater economic integration with a region that comprises nearly one-third of the global GDP. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which involves countries...

Visit our New COVID-19 Tracker

COVID-19 Updates The biggest current impact of COVID-19 is on space and container availability throughout the world. Due to reduced volumes, resulting from the fast-spreading Coronavirus and a corresponding collapse in demand throughout numerous key markets, the ocean carriers have reacted by pulling out capacity in...

Update on the Exceptional Height of Ocean Freight

We all know 2020 has been a challenging year. The pandemic has thrown a wrench into global commerce, but it has not threatened to close it down. Crazy conditions such as 'Shipageddon' and an unusual super peak occurring in the ocean are now, however, surfacing...

Coronavirus: How to Continue Your Supply Chain

With COVID-19 spreading rapidly changing lives and livelihoods, we want to know: what's next? How do factories operate again? And how do you know when your cargo moves? Usually, Chinese New Year (CNY) creates a temporary and manageable disturbance to global trade. Predictably, peak season precedes...

Freight forwarding and Warehousing for our FBA and Ecommerce Sellers

Amazon FBA required shippers to manage the transport of goods from the point of origin to the Amazon warehouse, requiring the merchant to understand and comply with Amazon's delivery standards, which are different from country to country. The laundry list of requirements could become lengthy, encompassing...

4 Quick Steps To Get Ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Whether it's Black Friday, Cyber Monday, upcoming holiday season or any other special occasion, if you're an Amazon FBA Seller, there's one thing you need to be. BE READY, man. You need to be prepared and able to deliver in time for US Black Friday (November...

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