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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

Those components get trucked by the Vietnamese Railways, loaded, and then transported to the Haiphong port, where a freight forwarder ensures the container is loaded on an Ocean carrier. The goods are then shipped to the Port of Long Beach, unloaded, and then trucked to a factory in Fresno.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. For each of the last two years, freight shipment volumes ended the year at about the same place they began.

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5 Tips for Keeping Your Cool When Selecting a Reefer Carrier

Freight Plus

The term reefer simply refers to a truck, trailer, or shipping container equipped with a refrigeration unit that transports temperature sensitive cargo. The time sensitive, temperature controlled world of refrigerated shipping comes with its own set of rules and players. Unfortunately, things are not that simple.

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