Freight Forwarding Archives - Page 3 of 3

19Aug, 2016

China quarantine rapidly taking steps to protect from Zika, requires ocean containers from US to be treated

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding By Jonathan Fung

The WHO has declared the U.S. on their list of Zika-transmission countries. Because of this, China’s agency governing agency, the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has required all countries on its Zika-infected list comply with disinsection requirements. This policy dates back to March 5th, so it is not something that was imposed… Read more »

22Jul, 2016

How a Facebook “like” turned into a project shipment.

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding By Jonathan Fung

One of the side effects of being in the logistics industry is that you look at certain things through a different set of eyes. When I go shopping, I look at country of origin markings. When I see foreign aircraft I usually know the flight number and where it’s coming from. Ocean containers are a whole different discussion… Read more »

20Jun, 2016

Vietnam and the Transpacific Partnership: What we all need to know.

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding, Import, International By Jonathan Fung

(Pictured above: the skyline of Hanoi, Vietnam) Vietnam is poised to become one of the stand-out success stories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with exports growing 11 percent, or $36 billion dollars over the first decade. With very low labor costs, the removal of import tariffs from the US and Japan, Vietnam also expects a 50%… Read more »

23May, 2016

Incoterms: The definitive “who pays what” guide for an international sale.

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding By Jonathan Fung

No matter how easy the National Export Initiative makes an international sale, exporters must be aware of several important rules and guidelines when selling goods to an overseas entity. We will look at some of the details of things like AES and routed export transactions in future columns, but today we want to focus on… Read more »

31Mar, 2016

SOLAS and VGM – Two important acronyms in ocean freight

Categories / Export, Freight Forwarding, Import By Jonathan Fung

Ocean freight shippers are coming to learn two new acronyms along with the alphabet soup of others in their vocabulary owing to a new requirement for containers for containers worldwide beginning July 1st. SOLAS SOLAS stands for Safety of Life At Sea Convention and it is a Committee of the International Maritime Organization charged with keeping… Read more »

12Feb, 2016

Hover boards causing heartburn for importers, regulators worldwide

Categories / Customs Brokerage, Freight Forwarding, Import By Jonathan Fung

(Photo credit: Flickr user TechStage, CC By 2.0) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has intensified their investigation into the safety of so-called hover boards, or battery-powered devices that are steered by balance. Admittedly, they don’t really hover, and if you’re looking for a great way to describe them, think of them like a Segway without the manual controls…. Read more »

6Feb, 2016

Will 2016 be the year of rate restoration on the eastbound Transpacific?

Categories / Freight Forwarding, Import, International By Jonathan Fung

(Photo Credit Flickr User Frans Berkelaar, CC BY 2.0) 2015 is coming to a close with two notable consolidations in the ocean carrier business; COSCO is purchasing China Shipping and CMA-CGM is purchasing NOL and their liner subsidiary, APL, for $2.2 billion. COSCO has announced that China Shipping will exit the liner shipping business (read:… Read more »

CTPAT Statement of Support

As a proud member of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CTPAT program since February 9th, 2012, supply chain security continues to be an integral part of the Everglory Logistics, Inc. culture and business processes.

Since its inception in 2001, CTPAT remains a voluntary public-private sector partnership program where members work with CBP to strengthen their international supply chains and ultimately improve border security, protecting the supply chain from criminal activities such as drug trafficking, terrorism, human smuggling, and illegal contraband.

Everglory Logistics, Inc. has developed, and maintains, a multi-layered security program that is consistent with the CTPAT minimum-security criteria (MSC), and remains committed to protecting our organization and supply chain from any illegal or illicit activities.

Security is everyone's responsibility. All employees and business partners, including contractors, service providers, and visitors are educated and must comply with the company's CTPAT policies and procedures that are in place at each facility.