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How to Identify the Payment Method Pitfall in Trading Business?

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How to lower international freight cost?

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  Recently,many freight forwarder s are facing a big problem which is the high international freight cost,and how to lower the fright cost if you can not change the shipping rates ?Here is 7 ways for you 1. Shorten the transportation distance of goods Today's international trade logistics and transportation services, in addition to extremely valuable goods, most of the goods are in accordance with the volume or weight of goods, and referring to the distance of transport to calculate the freight, so the length of the distance of transport of goods often affects the level of logistics costs. In the process of carrying goods, to choose as short a distance as possible. 2. Choose the right means of transport When carrying out international transport of goods, it is necessary to choose the appropriate means of transport. For goods with strong timeliness and small quantity, you can choose air transportation. However, the need to transport large quantities of goods, or mainly by sea. On th...

Freight forwarders are facing higher and higher freight rates

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Shippers/cargo owner around the world face significant supply chain challenges due to port congestion and severe container shortages. Besides, freight forwarders from all over the world are facing high freight, as well as shipping company's various surcharges. Port of Auckland in New Zealand  is the latest of a number of container shipping hubs to be hit by congestion surcharges. MSC   reported 10-13 days' delay in berthing at Auckland harbour and a lack of dockworkers made the situation so bad that a congestion surcharge will be imposed.   MSC will impose a CONGESTION surcharge of us $300 / TEU on all exports from Europe, Turkey and Israel to Auckland Port, New Zealand from the Date of bill of Lading on November 9, 2020.   In addition, from the same day, the peak season Surcharge (PSS) will be charged at US $300 / TEU for all shipments from mainland China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia to Auckland Port.   The MSC action follows mon...