Tuesday, July 8

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Steps to Competitively Price Your Import/Export Product

It is said that about 90% of products involved in import/export is shipped by ocean freight and sea freight, making them the most common mode of transport for importers and exporters worldwide. This can be mainly chalked up to the many benefits of using ocean freight over other forms of transport — advantages including the greater flexibility of material that can be transported (and it might also be the only choice for some products), the ability to ship heavier loads, a larger storage capacity than air freight, and the ability of ocean freights to quickly adjust to weather conditions, as they are rarely affected or delayed by these.With that said, there are still factors that can affect ocean freight — more specifically, their shipping rates. Third party logistics providers, freight f...