Mitigating Limited Ocean Carrier Choices: The Crucial Role of Freight Forwarders

15Apr, 2024

The ocean carrier market can often feel like a maze with limited choices. With various factors like capacity constraints, route disruptions, and carrier alliances at play, businesses face numerous challenges in securing reliable and cost-effective shipping solutions. In the vortex of these complexities, the role of freight forwarders emerges as indispensable. Freight forwarders bridge businesses… Read more »

27Mar, 2024

Navigating oversized and heavy lift shipments can be a daunting task for businesses involved in international trade. From specialized equipment to complex logistics coordination, managing such cargo requires expertise and careful planning. At Everglory Logistics, we understand the unique challenges associated with oversized shipments and are here to provide you with the guidance and support… Read more »

18Mar, 2024

In the world of international trade, efficiency and cost-effectiveness are paramount. Every decision in the supply chain can impact the bottom line, making it essential for businesses to explore strategies that offer savings and streamlined operations. One such strategy with immense potential for cost reduction and time savings is consolidation in international freight forwarding. Consolidations… Read more »

16Jan, 2024

In today’s fast-paced world of international trade and commerce, choosing the right freight forwarding method is crucial. Knowing the difference in the distinct air and sea freight forwarding areas, and how each has a critical role to play in your logistics plan, requires exploring their pros and cons. Everglory Logistics, a leader in logistics solutions,… Read more »

3Nov, 2020

The congestion that shippers are experiencing right now on the eastbound transpacific is a direct consequence of actions taken by the steamship lines throughout 2020 as they tried to manage demand and capacity through the pandemic. Unfortunately for both shippers and those same carriers, the situation has reached a critical mass that is impacting importers… Read more »

17Mar, 2020

Counterfeit goods and stolen intellectual property are huge concerns in the supply chain market as e-commerce continues to expand at a breakneck pace. Because of these concerns, President Trump signed an executive order January 31st to crack down on counterfeit goods and intellectual property theft by implementing a set of criteria for customs brokers to… Read more »

18Dec, 2019

After almost two years of ever-increasing tariff negotiations, the US and China have come to a preliminary “phase one” bilateral trade agreement. Key points of the agreement include agricultural exports from the US to China, intellectual property securities and both a reduction of current tariffs on the first three tranches of duties and a cancellation… Read more »

11Sep, 2019

UPDATE 12.SEPT.2019 In what many hope are signs of a deescalation of the current trade war, China released a list of exemptions for their current tariffs against US imports. Fish meal, alfalfa, and lubrication oil are among the products listed for exemptions on the 25% tariffs imposed by China last year. In what he’s calling… Read more »

30Nov, 2018

We have covered in multiple posts the additional duties that have been placed on steel, aluminum and solar panels from countries around the world, as well as the three separate lists of goods only from China. The first two lists were proposed and implemented with duty rates of 25%. The third list which contains far… Read more »

20Sep, 2018

Effective September 24, a third set of tariffs will go into effect on $200 billion of Chinese imports. Initially the tariffs will be set at 10% through the end of the year and will rise to 25% on January 1, 2019. While 6,031 tariff lines were initially proposed, the negotiation period saw the removal of… Read more »