Although you thought you packed your shipment correctly, loaded it carefully on the truck or container as soon as it left your dock it was out of your control. The carrier’s goal is to deliver your cargo safely, but sometimes goods get damaged or worse - lost in transit. When this happens what are you covered for? What would a carrier be obligated to pay for a freight claim … [Read more...]
Why Should I Control My Export Shipment?
Top 10 Reasons to Control Your Freight and NOT ship Ex-Works 1. Shipping EXW doesn’t mean that your job is done when your customer’s forwarder picks up the freight Controlling your freight gives you a great customer service tool – the ability to track and trace your shipments – from your dock to the shipment’s final destination. 2. When you control your … [Read more...]
HACTL Makes History
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals made history when they handled the largest single flight shipment of horses ever. A total of 63 show jump horses were shipped using Lufthansa Cargo's B747 chartered freighter. "On arrival in Hong Kong, the horses were unloaded from the aircraft and transferred to Hactl’s livestock handling center. The horses were transferred in their air stalls to … [Read more...]
Export Packing Guidelines
I frequently get asked by my customers the best way to pack a standard pallet with their products to insure some protection against loading and unloading in trucks, aircraft, containers etc. Below is typically what I advise. All drums/packages must be loaded within the dimensions of the pallet with no overhang Cardboard layer between drums/packages and pallets to avoid … [Read more...]
Delta Applies For Latin American Expansion
Delta Airlines has submitted their application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for additional flights from New York and Atlanta to Sao Paulo, Brazil. They are committed to increasing options in the Latin American market. "This is the first time in more than a decade that the Department of Transportation has the opportunity to allocate new Sao Paulo frequencies. These … [Read more...]