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Tips For Shipping Products Overseas

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Mon, Mar 16, 2015 @ 10:00 AM


FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & LOGISTICS:

Much of the material in this blog post was taken from an article titles "Amazon Top Seller Secrets" but translated using our decades of shipping products overseas. This tips will help you understand some of the basics involved with overseas shipping and are partially connected to what successful Amazon sellers implement.

Reading this full article entitled Amazon Top Seller Secrets will help certain type of businesses and shippers but this particular blog post focuses on the international aspects of shipping and logistics.

Before we get started, we would like to offer some of the focus we offer as it pertains to ETC international freight system's approach to international shipping:

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Tags: Overseas Shipping, International Freight Forwarding

What To Know About International Ocean Shipping Contracts

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Wed, Mar 11, 2015 @ 01:56 PM


SHIPPER + OCEAN CARRIER = WIN, WIN CONTRACT:

If you are shipping goods or product overseas, you will have to sign a contract once initial negotiations are completed. However, these types of agreements or contracts can be very complicated. How can both the shipper and the ocean carrier be sure they have entered into a fair, win, win deal? There are so many different ocean freight carriers serving an almost countless number of shipping lanes. This means that there is no such thing as a "standard" contract. They are all different because the size, route, time, vessel and goods vary at every turn. This means that every international shipping contract is different. To give you a better idea of how variable these ocean shipping contracts can be, understand that there are more than 300 different surcharges that can be applied by shippers worldwide.

If you are a shipper who needs to ship goods overseas, don't think these contracts are designed this way to confuse you or take advantage of you in any way. Yes you always need to be careful when searching for a new international shipping vendor but understand that these agreements can become so complex because they really do need to be extremely comprehensive and cover the best interests of both the shipper and the ocean freight carrier. Rates and surcharges must take into consideration all contingencies. Many address exclusions and exceptions to cover both sides of the contract and add this fact to how many different systems, structures and rates each ocean freight service uses.

Here is some additional information from an international freight forwarders perspective:

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Tags: Air and Overseas Cargo Transport, Container Shipping

Evaluating Ocean Shipping vs. Air Shipping

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Fri, Jan 02, 2015 @ 09:30 PM

Ocean Freight vs. Air Freight International Shipping:

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Tags: ocean shipping, air freight forwarding

Avoiding Ocean Freight Rate Increases

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Tue, Dec 30, 2014 @ 10:35 AM

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Tags: Ocean Freight Rates

Ocean Shipping vs. Air Shipping

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Mon, Dec 29, 2014 @ 06:39 AM


Ocean Freight vs. Air Freight International Shipping:

When it comes to international shipping, there are many choices. However, after sifting through all the different methods that are available, we can easily see that the 2 primary selections breakdown into either shipping by ocean or shipping by air. Assuming you can agree with us that these are the two major methods for international shipping, then we would like to consider the 4 concerns that top the list when making this decision.

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Tags: Air Service vs. Ocean Service

Ocean Freight Services: Everything You Need To Know

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Fri, Oct 10, 2014 @ 07:30 AM

Knowing all ocean freight shipping options is half the battle.

Consider all the ocean freight service details below to better determine what fits best with your specific needs. Addressing as many of these details as you can will allow you to arrange the perfect ocean services that you can rely on shipment after shipment.

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Tags: Ocean Freight Shipping

Why Is Using Air Freight Better Than Using Ocean Freight?

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Wed, Oct 08, 2014 @ 08:01 AM

Or Is Ocean Freight Service A Better Idea?

What should be your top considerations when deciding between ocean freight shipping or air freight shipping?

If you manage a large company that needs to import goods or export good, chances are that is one of the primary question you are confronted with on a regular basis.

And even when you finally come to the "best decision", after appropriate research and investigation, you then start to second guess yourself during the entire process. Enough in fact that the next cargo shipment on your board will change from ocean freight shipping to air freight shipping or air freight shipping to ocean freight shipping. Don't stress about it, you're certainly not alone. Maybe this is something you already realize but the more experience you gain, the easier these decisions become. As a decision make, you may already be at the point where these options mixed with your goals become more automatic. That can be good and bad. This article was created to help the experienced confirm the decision making process and the newer vendors learn about the differenced between using air freight service over ocean freight service in various situations.

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Tags: Air Service vs. Ocean Service

Reducing Cost Of International Shipping Through Technologies

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Fri, Sep 26, 2014 @ 09:01 AM

Service, Reliability, Trust & Performance Are Keys To... Selecting The Perfect International Shipping Provider...

Shipping Cost May Rank At The Top Of That List.

The article below highlights some new technological changes that are helping the international shipping organizations remain on the cutting edge of service. When a quality Freight Forwarding Company learns how to reduce operational costs, they normally share those savings with their loyal customers. Here is a new method that quality international shipping companies are using to save money and pass on the savings to you, the customer.

See how the razors edge international shipping companies are learning how to revolutionize shipping by using liquid natural gas to lower the costs of shippings and the goods they are carrying.

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Tags: Reducing International Shipping Costs

International Shipping & Freight Forwarding - FAQ

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Tue, Sep 23, 2014 @ 03:06 PM

Shipping Goods & Products Overseas & Freight Forwarding

Frequently Asked Question

This article was developed for both businesses and individuals/families who are faced with a regular or one time international shipping or freight forwarding challenge.

Shipping and freight forwarding is an important component for many different businesses. Some businesses rely on an efficient overseas or domestic shipping operation more than others but at some point, all of us, either as a business or in our personal life has to get involved with one or more elements of the shipping process.

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What To Know About Overseas Shipping Providers

Posted by Daniel Shlifer on Tue, Jul 22, 2014 @ 08:05 AM

FAQ: Find The Right Overseas Shipping Or Freight Forwarding Company.

For most companies and businesses, overseas shipping and international freight forwarding is a challenge. They must find and then relay on experts to help them understand the basics and the best way to go about posing the best questions and determining the right answers and shipping solutions. ETC International Freight Forwarding Systems is committed to this challenge and will always do our best to help any business to isolate the best answers for their specific overseas shipping requirements.

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Tags: Frequently Asked Questions