Some years ago I was asked to come up with reasons why companies should export their goods. I recently came across my article that I had written back then as I had conversations regarding the subject matter, and it is worth sharing as it still remains valid. My List...
Interesting article posted today by CNBC regarding the world’s top oil exporters. Read on to see how US is challenging Saudi Arabia for the top spot. The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the U.S. to challenge Saudi Arabia’s position as...
I was hiking recently at the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, and I was thinking about how it relates to international shipping. A few things came to mind. First, we must address the people that did not know PA had a Grand Canyon. It really is not a canyon, but a deep river...
In accordance with the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) seasonal measures for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB), NVOCC’s will begin with fumigation requirements for the movement of LCL cargo to and via New Zealand. This year MPI has...
Today’s subject is going to be Incoterms 2020. Exciting stuff, right? For those of you not familiar with Incoterms; and if you are involved in international trade you should know and be comfortable with them. They are international commercial trade terms that help the...
There is a new regulation introduced by the Government of India for all shipments arriving into India with effective date of August 1, 2019. This new regulation is called The Sea Cargo Manifest & Transshipment Regulation (SCMT). The intent of this regulation is:...
