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Parcel Shipping: It’s Anything But Simple

Talking Logistics

Parcel is becoming a more important transportation mode for manufacturers and retailers due to the rapid growth of e-commerce and other factors, which is driving greater demand for parcel solutions and services. You might think we have a two pony race here in the United States [with UPS and FedEx], but that’s not true.

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From Exports to Delivery: Simplifying PPE Shipping

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Policy 12 created a white and blacklist of manufacturers and suppliers. For a closer look at how China’s regulations impact PPE shipping, check out our recent PPE exporting video featuring our director of product development, Vincent Wong. The next key subject to address is importing PPE into the United States and/or Canada.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. The port moved 573,772 twenty-foot equivalent units in January.

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

ShipBob can only fulfill orders for CBD products from our US fulfillment centers that meet the following criteria: Products are manufactured by a US-based company. The rest of this article provides general information on shipping CBD products. THC and is legal in the United States.* Products exclude vapes. What is CBD?

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Memorial Day 2021

Enterra Insights

Those involved include healthcare workers, scientists, morticians, manufacturers, farmers, supply chain workers, and grocery store employees.” ” I noted that Bill Gates ( @BillGates ), a philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, had stated, “There are so many heroes to admire right now. ” Sam Cox, a retired U.S.

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The 3 Common Misconceptions about Cross-Border Shipping

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Nearshoring, the act of transferring manufacturing and production lines away from its foreign location and closer to the United States, is increasing in popularity. parties show significant interest in better understanding the cross-border shipping process. Mexico Shipping Options, and watch this video.

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Taming the Long Tail of Inventory

Logility

Well to my surprise, I fired up the Google machine and, using the manufacturer and model number, I quickly found a company that specializes in providing genuine obscure OEM parts. How do they plan for this type of part and how could they ever make money in this type of business? One more items to check off my “Honey-Do” list.