Best practices: consolidation and cross-docking
Consolidation and cross-docking can help increase efficiencies and lower costs for shippers.
What are blank sailings?
It’s a term we’re hearing more this year than ever before with unpredictable shipping patterns of international trade.
Single Window Initiative (SWI): Survival Guide for Pesticides
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
USMCA/CUSMA in-force as of July 1, 2020
The new North American free trade agreement (known as USMCA/CUSMA/T-MEC) is now being enforced.
CBSA Verification Priorities: July 2020
Are your goods on it? The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) targets specific industries and products for extra attention at the border to ensure importers are compliant with requirements for tariff classification, product valuation and country of origin.
3 exciting innovations in logistics
With emerging technologies, changing environmental regulations, and increased automation across all sectors, innovation is exploding in the logistics industry.
Single Window Initiative (SWI) - Survival Guide for Health Canada (HC) Medical Devices program
The new SWI landscape The Single Window Initiative means several changes for importers:
5 factors affecting transportation costs and pricing
Transportation is a big part of the logistics picture. Freight can represent 50% of your logistics cost and up to 10-20% of your retail price. In a world of “free shipping” every importer knows that freight is not free.
6 ways smart trailers are changing the trucking industry
What is a smart trailer? Smart trailers are any type of trailer, from flatbed to reefer, integrated with technology providing insight into the status of the truck and its cargo.
Freight forwarder vs. customs broker: what’s the difference
When you’re importing products, understanding what kind of service provider (or providers) you need can be confusing. Do you need a freight forwarder? A customs broker? Both?