The shipping industry uses many terms to define the different phases of the journey that goods take from point A to Point B, and over time these phases take on new meanings as to the underlying service that actually happens. One if these terms is container drayage and...
Driving a truck to the pier, loading the supply chain cargo on the ship, and then taking it from port to port seems like a very straightforward and easy process. However, this act of shipping something from point A to point B has many layers, and shipping freight...
In many ways, Cartage is precisely the same a Drayage when goods are being shipped from one location to another. However, one distinction for container drayage is that drayage usually means transporting the entire container and cartage usually means breaking down the...
Moving freight by ocean freight service mode can be made easier by using pallets. This is usually a better method because you can move more cargo for supply chains and it can be done with less worry about shifting or damage, especially over long voyages on vessel...
The current tariff battle and the impending trade war between the U.S. and China began in 2011 when Donald Trump was anticipating a run for the Presidency. Since then, the China Ocean Shipping Company has shipped fewer products from the U.S. to China mainly because...