The freight industry is undergoing some notable changes in 2024, particularly with the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) recent regulations and rules. These rulings include new regulations that refine demurrage and detention billing practices, explicitly...
Freight forwarders are essential in global trade, ensuring goods move from one place to another so the supply chain keeps moving and customers get their goods on time. This guide explains what freight forwarding is, when and why it’s needed, how it works, and...
The logistics industry has a lot of various charges and today we are going over what is a chassis split fee. Different fees can impact the cost and efficiency of shipping, and chassis split fees represent a complication that shippers’ logistics providers must...
In the complex world of freight forwarding and logistics, shippers and forwarders are constantly searching for new ways to optimize the supply chain. Drayage shipping is a critical component of many businesses’ supply chains. But it can also cause delays and...
2023 is certainly in a freight recession regardless of the overall economy which has been on the brink of recession for years now. Also called a freight downturn, there is a decline in the shipment of goods and consequently reduced demand for freight transportation...
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