Confused By New USTR Port Fees? What Shippers Need to Know
Resources & Insights
5 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Import/Export Cargo Strategy
Tariffs in 2025: What Shippers Need to Know About Costs, Supply Chains, and Strategy
Freight shippers are no strangers to uncertainty. And right now, tariffs are one of the biggest unknowns hanging over the industry.
How Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) Help Shippers Reduce Tariffs & Cut Costs
Key Takeaways:-
A foreign trade zone (FTZ) allows companies to defer, reduce, or eliminate customs duties on imported goods.
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Using an FTZ warehouse or yard can reduce tariff costs by allowing assembly or manufacturing before duties apply.
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FTZs provide operational flexibility, especially for complex supply chains importing multi-component goods.
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Bonded warehouses offer simpler compliance but fewer manipulation options and limited storage duration.
Infographic: Transloading vs. Cross-Docking
Transloading vs cross-docking — what's the difference?
While both are commonly-used logistics methods, the difference between transloading and cross-docking is their purposes.
Transloading focuses on transferring goods between different modes of transportation, often with additional handling steps, while cross-docking focuses on quickly moving goods from inbound to outbound trucks with minimal storage time.
Cargo Securement: How Carriers Keep Your Freight Safe
Truck drivers are tasked with getting your freight safely from its point of origin to its final destination. Protecting your cargo also keeps the driver, the vehicle and others on the road safe. It’s the driver’s primary role, and they take it seriously.
[Video] What is Breakbulk Shipping?
[Podcast] LIVE From The Breakbulk Americas 2022 Trade Show Floor: The State of Breakbulk & How to Choose a Provider
[Podcast] International Freight Shipping Via Marine Vessel: an Overview of Your Options (Ro/Ro, Containerized & Breakbulk)
What Is a Stevedore? Role, Meaning & Supply Chain Impact
Tariffs in 2025: What Shippers Need to Know About Costs, Supply Chains, and Strategy
Freight shippers are no strangers to uncertainty. And right now, tariffs are one of the biggest unknowns hanging over the industry.
How Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) Help Shippers Reduce Tariffs & Cut Costs
Key Takeaways:
A foreign trade zone (FTZ) allows companies to defer, reduce, or eliminate customs duties on imported goods.
Using an FTZ warehouse or yard can reduce tariff costs by allowing..
Infographic: Transloading vs. Cross-Docking
Transloading vs cross-docking — what's the difference?
While both are commonly-used logistics methods, the difference between transloading and cross-docking is their purposes.
Transloading focuses on ..
Cargo Securement: How Carriers Keep Your Freight Safe
Truck drivers are tasked with getting your freight safely from its point of origin to its final destination. Protecting your cargo also keeps the driver, the vehicle and others on the road safe. It’s the..
