When you ask an importer about which type of transportation is most important and most pricey, most likely the answer will be the ocean freight. Ocean freight cost has been and is steadily surging, which…
What You Should Know When Requesting an Ocean Freight Quote
The Ocean Container Shipping Industry Crisis
Even when it comes to the freight industry insiders, not everyone knows the origins of the recently created Alliances. Over the past few years, ocean container carriers have formed 4 huge, multinational alliances, in part…
Shift of Freight from Ocean Carriers to Freight Forwarders/NVOCCs
Since the Great Recession hit us all back in 2008, the shipping business has seen a lot of operational and technical changes. Actually we would like to guide you through all the stages of those…
Impacts of Hanjin Shipping Sudden Collapse
In case you did not know that and were living under a rock for the last month or so, the Hanjin Shipping has been in the news a lot recently. As trade stats have slowed,…
How many containers are estimated to be lost at ocean every year?
Whenever we think about transporting our goods across the ocean, the notion of security and safety comes to mind. But in fact, around 10,000 containers estimated to be lost at sea, the average is one…
Refrigerators on Ocean
Have you ever wondered just how exactly foods such us fruits, fish, vegetables get into the US from across the different countries in the world? Since first cargo container invented in 1950’s ocean shipping industry…