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Packaging Inspection Guideline: What Is Usually Checked?

March 16, 2022 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [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 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [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 by Adrian Leighton

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 … [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 by Adrian Leighton

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 … [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 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [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 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [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 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [Read more...]

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

Avoiding humidity inside containers

April 28, 2011 by Renaud Anjoran

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 … [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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