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Packaging Inspection Guideline: What Is Usually Checked?

March 16, 2022

Packaging Inspection Guideline: What Is Usually Checked?

All importers have to pay attention to the packing & packaging elements that protect and, in some cases, add value to their product. So, let's do a deep dive into this topic and explore packaging inspection, testing, and what is usually checked... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: packaging, packaging inspection, shipping by sea

Incoterms 2020: Simple Rules of Thumb To Pick the Right Term

November 3, 2021

Incoterms 2020: Simple Rules of Thumb To Pick the Right Term

Clients often ask us what their incoterm options are when it comes to shipping by sea. Our typical answer is "most buyers go for FOB, so that's probably what you want to do". But that's a bit short. Let's look in more detail at how to select the right option for our needs from all the Incoterms 2020 list. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: incoterms, logistics, sea freight, shipping by sea

How Did Sea Freight End Up In Such An Expensive Mess In 2021? [Podcast]

July 2, 2021

How Did Sea Freight End Up In Such An Expensive Mess In 2021? [Podcast]

In this episode... Renaud is joined this week by global logistics expert Jon Monroe who boasts over 30 years in the logistics industry and has a strong focus on Transpacific trade. They discuss the current global sea freight crisis (in June/July 2021) that is hitting a lot of importers with both towering costs and delays and explore how we came to this point while dispelling certain misconceptions. Jon also gives some insight into the situation in the USA specifically, but touches on other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: air freight, ocean containers, podcast, sea freight, shipping by sea, shipping costs, shipping from china

How To Choose The Right Packaging To Protect Your Products? [Podcast]

June 11, 2021

how to choose the right packaging podcast

In This Episode… We take a close look at why packaging plays a key role in protecting your products during transit. Packaging materials, supply chain risks, and packaging reliability testing are all scrutinized to give you a good introduction to this topic and help you choose the right packaging for your needs. You'll see why considering packaging and developing the right inner and outer packaging for your needs should be done during the product development process and should neither be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Packaging Tagged With: logistics, minimizing risks, packaging, reducing damaged products, shipping by sea, shipping from china, supply chain risks, types of packaging

4 Common Ways To Ship Products From China By Sea

May 25, 2021

4 Common Ways To Ship Products From China By Sea

Our clients often ask for alternatives. And we encourage that. What makes sense for one company may not make sense for another. So, I wrote this mini-guide to the 4 main alternative ways to ship products from China by sea in order, from more to less common. Note, I only discuss sea freight here for simplicity. There are, of course, differences with air freight. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: logistics, sea freight, shipping by sea, shipping from china

Packaging: How to Protect your Shipments Effectively?

December 18, 2013

Many importers forget to specify how their products should be packed. And, every year, tons of products arriving from China are thrown away because they were not adequately protected. So, you need to think about how to protect shipments effectively with the right packaging! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Supply Chain Tagged With: freight, packaging, sea freight, shipping, shipping by sea, types of packaging, uses of packaging

Shipping under FOB vs CIF terms?

July 22, 2011

CIF or FOB

Regarding FOB vs CIF incoterms, I found an interesting article in the latest edition of the ChaINA magazine (published by the Global Supply Chain Council). It warns importers against accepting CIF (Cost-Insurance-Freight) shipping terms rather than the more conventional FOB (Freight On Board) terms. There are two reasons for that. First, importers often end up paying the freight twice (once to their supplier, and then again in abnormal port & terminal charges): International freight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: incoterms, shipping by sea

Avoiding humidity inside containers

April 28, 2011

Last week, an importer was asking us how to avoid the formation of mold on the shoes they ship from China to Chile. The goods stay up to 50 days inside the container, so that was an extreme case. I suspect the materials are not treated against mold, in the first place. We suggested taking some samples randomly in the factory before production, and testing them in a laboratory. But that kind of test takes 3 weeks (which is sometimes longer than production)! Another way of avoiding this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Quality Control Tips Tagged With: avoiding mold on products, desiccants, freight, humidity, humidity inside containers, ocean containers, sea freight, shipping by sea


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