by Alex Pappas | Feb 15, 2020 | China, Compliance, Freight Forwarder, Logistics, Popular Freight Forwarding Blogs
Revised 3/2/2021 When you’re choosing a freight forwarder, safety is an essential factor to consider. To guarantee that you are making the best (and safest) choice in your forwarder, opt for a CTPAT certified forwarder. This certification is part of the...
by Alex Pappas | Aug 22, 2019 | Behind the Scenes, Logistics, Technology
The PortCast E2: Craig Fuller of Freight Waves Pt2 Podcast Transcript: Stephen Dedola: What I’d like to kind of get from you maybe is, you know, and it may be in a sound bite or if you want to go a little further, what do you think is the most...
by Alex Pappas | Mar 7, 2018 | China, Freight Forwarder, Logistics, Ports
5 Steps to Effective Communication with Chinese Suppliers Global business can be tricky, especially when you are not familiar with your business partner’s culture. A normally friendly gesture used in American business can offend someone from another country while...
by Alex Pappas | Feb 3, 2012 | Green, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Intermodal Facility Approved at Port Everglades– The Broward County Board of Commissioners has approved an intermodal rail container transfer facility (ICTF) at Port Everglades in order to eliminate drayage to and from off-port rail terminals. The ICTF will be opened...
by Alex Pappas | Jan 27, 2012 | China, Logistics, Ports, Week in Global Logistics
Wealthy Chinese are Spending Luxuriously – Companies and businesses around the world have reported a 2011 year-end trend of giant increases in Chinese spending on luxury goods. Research by Wang Xiaolu, deputy director of the National Economic Research Institute in...