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...]
World’s Largest Ship, Maersk orders 10 Triple-E’s
The Triple-E is the world's largest ship. It is called the Triple-E because of it's 3 purposes: Economy of Scale, Energy Efficiency, and Environmentally improved. Maersk ordered an additional 10 of the Triple-E vessels to be built, the first 2 are under construction in DSME shipyard in Okpo, Korea. 5 of these vessels will be built by 2nd Half of 2013. Some industry … [Read more...]
China’s Logistical Strength Moves Inland with Manufacturing
China's Logistical Strength Moves Inland with Manufacturing. As China has begun to shift many manufacturing plants inland, the Airports in that Region have seen increases in freight that puts them on a level playing field with Shanghai. If you take into account the freight that moves into Shanghai and delivers to these inland cities as well, you are looking at a large shift … [Read more...]
Compliance and Confidentiality: Acquiring your Export Data
As an Exporter of Record or USPPI, it is important to request and annually verify your EEI information for accuracy and compliance. As the USPPI, you will receive all data filed for non-routed transactions and only 12 data elements for routed transaction. For routed tranactions in particular, it is important to verify that the data elements were completed … [Read more...]