Posts tagged "shipping"

CHINA’S PRIORITY IN IP PROTECTION

22

Apr 2016


Global Sourcing, Quality Control, Quality Management
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CHINA’S PRIORITY IN IP PROTECTION

Last time, we've discussed about one of the biggest downside in China's industry: counterfeit. Chinese government has been trying to beat the counterfeit and increase the Intellectual Property or IP protection. So far, Chinese government has found some brilliant ways to fight the counterfeit. Let's find out the details!   Innovation Stream in China Don't underestimate China! Like I always say, they're really serious in improving their quality and innovation. This innovation has been le...

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DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE

22

Feb 2016


Global Sourcing
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DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE

As time goes by, many surreal things get real! Check one of them: when drone takes over human to deliver your goods... Well, drone delivery service has finally become real... A Sky Full Of Drones Well, at least soon or later, our sky will be full of drones! Believe it or not :) . As I used to say in my previous articles, "China is big, everyone!". China is also full of online platforms that can spoil your life becomes more and more convenient. In other words, this condition creates an undeni...

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CHINA-ALGERIA COOPERATION

18

Jan 2016


Global Sourcing, International trade, Logistics
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CHINA-ALGERIA COOPERATION

New year, new investments and cooperations for China. Being one of the world's strongest country, China has been 'down to earth' to share its capital and help other countries to improve their infrastructure. Currently, Algeria made a deal with China to build a mega sea port. It's not only big, but MEGA!   3.3 billion USD is the amount of China-Algeria deal to build and exploit the new center transshipment port of Cherchell.   Port Cherchell   The agreement was signed between...

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THE NEW SUEZ CANAL

07

Aug 2015


Logistics
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THE NEW SUEZ CANAL

Today we will talk about one of the oldest canals in the world and the very important port in the logistic world: Suez Canal. Located in Egypt and opened on 17 November 1869, it allows ships to travel between Europe and South Asia without navigating around Africa thereby reducing the sea voyage distance between Europe and India by about 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi). Happy reading! Suez Canal   Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi officially opened on Thursday afternoon the "New...

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3 Things to Know Before Importing into Central America

09

Feb 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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3 Things to Know Before Importing into Central America

Mercatrade recently wrote about the issues what you should know before importing into Central America. As a lot of you readers are currently or have been planning on importing to Central America, also we in want to address these important issues out to you. Next, I will point out the most important areas that were discussed.   1. Strong and Growing Economies   A number of growing industries in the region are transforming the economies of Central American countries. Banking, touris...

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The Chinese Freight Forwarders Scam

16

Jan 2015


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Safety and Compliance, Supplier Assessment
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The Chinese Freight Forwarders Scam

In the last few years we've witnessed a sharp rise in the frauds made by scammers in the freight forwarding industry in China. These frauds are done by small international freight forwarding companies in China with the focus of sea freight shipments - EX China main Sea ports.   These companies often contact importers around the world through targeted E-mail marketing campaigns, Advertisments in B2B websites and other online platforms, and they offer really low rates for sea freight operat...

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New shipping opportunities

11

Apr 2014


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Opportunities
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New shipping opportunities

Senior government officials from Japan and Norway believe that developing environmental solutions is set to be a new growth area for the marine and shipping industries. In a message to the opening ceremony of Sea Japan 2014 in Tokyo on Wednesday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said he had high hopes that the marine resource management market would become a new growth area. Other Japanese government officials underscored the view that the green revolution in shipping provided business...

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Chinese shopping ’till they drop…online

04

Dec 2013


Global Sourcing, Logistics, Service Offered
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Chinese shopping ’till they drop…online

Add one more fact about China's burgeoning economy to the shopping cart. The e-commerce market in the world's most populous country is expected to leapfrog that of the United States this year to become the world's largest by total customer spending, management consultancy firm Bain & Company says. And online spending could account for half of all Chinese retail spending within a decade, according to Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group. The change in shopping habits comes as almost hal...

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New Rail Cargo Zhengzhou-Hamburg

22

Jul 2013


Global Sourcing, Logistics
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New Rail Cargo Zhengzhou-Hamburg

Responding to rising trade volumes, Zhengzhou, a business and logistic center in Central China, has started rail service to Hamburg, Germany.   The train takes 18 days to make the 10,214-kilometer trip, but that's more than twice as fast as maritime transport. It can also effectively save 80 percent of the cost compared with air shipments, and it's about $489 cheaper on average compared with road transportation, which is a major incentive for the Eurasian Land Bridge, also dubbed New ...

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Increase Shippment Density Creatively

26

Mar 2012


Logistics, Supplier Assessment
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Increase Shippment Density Creatively

Fuel price increases, passed on by the ship owners through surcharges or increased operating costs, have laid waste to transport budgets, at the same time as media, consumers, shareholders and regulators apply pressure on organizations to measure and lower their carbon emissions. This combination has forced companies to look for steps to become more fuel-efficient.   There is already plenty of work going on to reduce emissions in the shipping industry, which annually emits more than a...

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