Citations with the tag: FREIGHT forwarders
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- All aboard the hi-tech express.
Hawcroft, Sam // Asian Business Review; Dec96, p74Cites the efforts of express freight companies in Asia to invest in technology to improve customer service. Offering of value-added services; Commitment to infrastructure innovation; United Parcel Service's opening of its first distribution center in Asia in 1996; Federal Express Corp.'s...
- The supply side.
Hawcroft, Sam // Railway Age; Feb95, Vol. 196 Issue 2, p20No abstract available.
- Custom house brokers and freight forwarders.
Hawcroft, Sam // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 4/3/95, Vol. 15 Issue 39, p17BPresents a chart ranking house brokers and freight forwarders in New Orleans, Louisiana according to total transactions for 1994. Services; Number of employees and licensed brokers; Products shipped most often.
- A new world vocabulary.
Lyster, Michael // World Trade; Oct96, Vol. 9 Issue 10, p101Discusses the possibility that the term `freight forwarder' will disappear from the vocabulary of New Zealand by the end of the twentieth century. Type of work done by freight forwarders; Belief that the term `logistic providers' will become the norm.
- Largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico.
Lyster, Michael // Caribbean Business; 1996 Book of Lists, Vol. 24 Issue 22, p60Lists the largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico, ranked according to total number of shipments handled in 1994. Shipments in 1994; Number of offices; Number of full-time employees; Other services provided; Top executives/titles.
- Largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico.
Lyster, Michael // Caribbean Business; 11/2/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 44, p31Presents a list of the largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico based on total number of shipments handled in 1993. Includes Best Ways Air Cargo; Air Mar Shipping; Jose G. Flores.
- Puerto Rico's largest freight consolidators.
Lyster, Michael // Caribbean Business; 11/2/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 44, p48Presents a list of the largest freight consolidators in Puerto Rico based on the number of less-than-trailer loads consolidated containers handled in 1993. Includes Carolina Freight Carriers Corp.; Arrowpac Inc.; CF Motorfreight.
- Largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico.
Lyster, Michael // Caribbean Business; 12/14/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 50, p48Presents a list of the largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico based on the total number of shipments handled in 1994. Company; Physical address; Number of offices; Number of employees; Other services.
- Puerto Rico's largest freight consolidators.
Lyster, Michael // Caribbean Business; 12/14/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 50, p50Presents a list of the largest freight consolidators in Puerto Rico based on the number of consolidated containers in 1994. Company; Physical address; Number of full-time employees; Other services provided.
- FOREIGN FORWARDER SHOULD REGISTER IN U.S.
Barrett, Colin // Journal of Commerce (15307557); 11/2/2009, Vol. 10 Issue 43, p60The article provides an answer to the question about regulations and conditions involved in establishing a forwarding business in the U.S.
- Puerto Rico's largest freight consolidators.
Anquiera, Ayleen; Rivera, Nereida // Caribbean Business; 10/17/1996, Vol. 24 Issue 41, p53Presents a chart of the largest freight consolidators in Puerto Rico. Name and address of firm; Number of full-time employees; Shipment destinations; Other services offered; Name of top executive.
- Puerto Rico's largest freight forwarders.
Lopez, Francis E. // Caribbean Business; 10/17/1996, Vol. 24 Issue 41, p55Presents a chart of the largest freight forwarders in Puerto Rico. Name and address of company; 1995 shipments; Number of offices; Number of employees; Services offered; Name of top executive.
- New and better information systems provide competitive edge for ocean consolidators.
Horowitz, Rose // Traffic World; 11/13/95, Vol. 244 Issue 7, p52Focuses on freight consolidators' offering of more sophisticated computer tracking systems for their customers. Features; Applications; Product support; Business opportunities; Comments from industry executives.
- Pacific, Intra-Asia Trade Spark Growth at API.
Horowitz, Rose // Journal of Commerce (15307557); 7/26/2010, Vol. 11 Issue 30, p6The article reports on the growth of Intra-Asia trade for the period of June at the world's fourth-largest container line API regarding its FEUs volume, which is largely due to improved core freight rates and higher bunker surcharges.
- Freight consolidators go the extra league even after hours.
Del Valle, Luis A. // Caribbean Business; 7/4/1996, Vol. 24 Issue 26, p28Focuses on the consolidating cargo activities by freight forwarders in Puerto Rico. Comment by Jose Bermudez, president and owner of Air Mar Shipping; Description of the relationship between non-vessel carriers and forwarders; Features of consolidating cargo.
- Freight forwarder basics.
Richardson, Helen // Transportation & Distribution; Jan97 Supplment Supply Chain, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p10Features the expertise of freight forwarders which are available for business enterprises in the United States. Definition of freight forwarders; Rules and regulations; Multiple services offered by freight forwarders. INSET: Resources (contact information)..
- Traditional forwarders still play major role in air freight.
Maddow, Jeffrey // Traffic World; 7/11/94, Vol. 239 Issue 2, p52Opinion. Discusses the role of traditional forwarders in the air freight industry of the United States. Role of forwarders in heavy cargo; Costs; Mode of transport; Assessment of customer needs.
- Helping customers reach marketing goals.
Bomer, Diana // Traffic World; 3/6/95, Vol. 241 Issue 10, p39Focuses on how freight forwarders in the United States can help customers reach their marketing goals. Need of forwarders to solve customers' transportation and distribution problems; Electronic transmission of information; Changes in manufacturing and distribution cycles; Subcontracting...
- International forwarders: Profiting in the 21st century.
Rohrmann, Guenter // Traffic World; 4/3/95, Vol. 242 Issue 1, p36Opinion. Discusses the role of international freight forwarders in 21st century transportation industry. United States airline reduction of travel agents' commissions; Proliferation of integrators; Opportunities in providing multiple transportation options to shippers; Need for an effective...
- Freight forwarders: Gaining altitude.
Rohrmann, Guenter // Traffic World; 05/05/97, Vol. 250 Issue 5, p47Opinion. Focuses on developments related to freight forwarders as of May 5, 1997. Efforts of other transportation sectors to dismiss freight forwarders as a losing part of the business; Expansion of freight forwarders' business operations; Problems and opportunities faced by freight forwarders.
- Forwarders' shining qtr.
Krause, Kristin S. // Traffic World; 11/10/97, Vol. 252 Issue 6, p19Focuses on the financial performance of freight forwarders in the United States for the third quarter of 1997. Surge in net income for AEI and Eagle USA; International nature of the freight forwarding business; Impact of strike against United Parcel Service on business operations of other...
- The ultimate middlemen.
Krause, Kristin S. // Traffic World; 05/04/98, Vol. 254 Issue 5, p48Focuses on freight forwarders who are known as the middlemen who buy air-freight capacity at a discount and sell it at a slight mark-up. Names in which they work under; Reference to Lufthansa Cargo which switched to an all time-definite service roster; Comments from Susannah S. Beattie, vice...
- Faith in freight forwarders.
Krause, Kristin S. // Traffic World; 05/04/98, Vol. 254 Issue 5, p51Focuses on the Australian information technology company Eagle Datamation Incorporated (EDI) who has moved into the United States market and is looking to be the software solution provider for freight forwarders. Background information on the company; Information on plans by the company;...
- Canada to strengthen shipping controls.
Krause, Kristin S. // Canadian Transportation & Logistics; Apr2010, Vol. 113 Issue 4, p13The article reports that the federal government of Canada has planned to strengthen shipping controls for foreign and domestic vessels sailing into the Northern Canadian waters.
- A move forward for transport.
Schneider, A.J. // Indianapolis Business Journal; 11/27/95, Vol. 16 Issue 36, p1AHighlights the freight forwarding industry in Indianapolis and its growing market. Comments from key people in the freighting industry.
- A Preliminary Analysis of the Strategies of International Freight Forwarders.
Murphy, Paul R.; Daley, James M. // Transportation Journal (American Society of Transportation & Log; Summer96, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p5Investigates the strategies pursued by international freight forwarders (IFF). Background information; Self-classification technique; Implications; Expectations.
- P.R.'s twin-plant operations bolster shipping to/from island.
Johnston, Robert D. // Caribbean Business; 7/6/1995, Vol. 23 Issue 27, pS6Reports on the role of Puerto Rican freight forwarders in the facilitation of the island's twin-plant operations in other locations in the Caribbean and South America. Provision of management consultations and advice on housing and distribution facilities; Work of Air Express International...
- Perfect placements.
Cobb, Robin // Marketing Event; Mar1999, p47Offers a look at the people and companies to consider in establishing an exhibition site. Issues to consider before choosing a forwarder during an exhibition; Benefit of being a part of a transport group; Why companies employ a special logistics.
- Fast forward.
Wylot, Robert // Warsaw Business Journal; 11/19/2001, Vol. 7 Issue 47, p1Focuses on the freight forwarding services of Servisco in Poland. Assistance to national post office in distributing food and supplies; Number of workers and couriers; Revenue and net profit of the business.
- How times have changed.
Tirschwell, Peter // JoC Week; 02/11/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 6, p4Highlights the annual dinner of the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association in New York City. Excerpts from the speech rendered by New Jersey Governor James McGreevey; Presentation of the Person of the Year award to John Bowers; Allocation on the history of the...
- Strength in numbers.
Armbruster, William // JoC Week; 2/18/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 7, p35Focuses on the involvement of the U.S. small and mid-sized forwarders on business networks to achieve global coverage. Advantage of joining a network; Assessment on the competitions in the forwarders industry; Expansion on the import-export of mid-sized forwarders.
- A GUIDE TO FORWARDED NETWORKS.
Armbruster, William // JoC Week; 2/18/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 7, p36Lists the U.S. forwarder networks offering independent forwarding services worldwide. Annual sales of Associated World Logistics Network; Screening for customer service by the Certified Transportation Network; Member locations of Global Freight Group.
- Collecting the money.
Brenner, Stuart P. // JoC Week; 4/29/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 17, p30Reports developments on shippers and freight forwarders in the U.S. as of April 2002. Impact of reduced airline flight schedules and capacity to forwarder operations; Strategies of shippers and agent-forwarders working with reduced overhead in collecting receivables; Significance of sales and...
- The check's in the mail.
Brenner, Stuart P. // JoC Week; 7/1/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 26, p14Focuses on the challenges encountered by several ocean carriers regarding maritime credit alliances. Collection of debt from a non-vessel operating common carrier; Refusal to deal with a problem shipper or intermediary; Exchange of information with problem customers.
- The project-cargo blues.
Tirschwell, Peter // JoC Week; 9/23/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 38, p4Comments on the speech of TransOceanic Shipping Co. president Gregory Rusovich on the status of the project-cargo forwarder industry in the U.S. Decline of project-cargo exports; Reason for the decline; Role of the Export-Import Bank in financing the production of goods for export.
- Two-way commitment.
Putzger, Ian // JoC Week; 9/23/2002, Vol. 3 Issue 38, p18Focuses on the efforts of carriers to persuade forwarders to commit to bi-directional agreements in the U.S. Advantage of two-way agreements in airline; Impact of rate volatility on agent-shipper relationship; Consent of shippers on giving transportation providers leeway to set up supply-chain...
- HOW TO...Choose a Customs Broker.
Putzger, Ian // Business News New Jersey; 05/02/2000, Vol. 13 Issue 18, p22Offers pointers on how to choose a customs broker or freight forwarder in the United States. Differences between the services; Key factors to consider when assessing services; Cost of doing business with brokers and forwarders.
- Time for lemonade.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Sep2001, Vol. 96 Issue 9, p8Focuses on the effect of the slow economy on the fleet business. Information on the internal evaluations undertaken by private fleets to deal with slow markets; Use of the slack freight market of truck load carriers to re-examine their driver pool; Impact of the economic slowdown on municipal...
- Custom house brokers and freight forwarders.
Mele, Jim // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 10/26/98, Vol. 19 Issue 17, p29Ranks custom house brokers and freight forwarders in New Orleans, Louisiana based on the total number of 1997 transactions. Includes M.G. Maher Inc.; Fritz Companies Inc.; Transoceanic Shipping Co.
- Custom House Brokers and Freight Forwarders.
Mele, Jim // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 2000-2001 Book of Lists, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p216Ranks the top custom house brokers and freight forwarders New Orleans, Louisiana. List of total transactions from 1999; details on each company's distribution, warehousing and inventory; Information on the top local executives.
- Custom House Brokers and Freight Forwarders.
Mele, Jim // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 10/22/2001, Vol. 22 Issue 18, p41Presents a list of custom house brokers and freight forwarders in Louisiana. Name and address of each company; Number of employees; Products shipped most often.
- Custom House Brokers and Freight Forwarders.
Pandolfi, Keith // New Orleans CityBusiness (1994 to 2008); 5/26/2003, Vol. 23 Issue 48, p38Presents a chart depicting the list of custom house brokers and freight forwarders in New Orleans, Louisiana. Number of employees; Top local executive; Products shipped.
- Aspray 24 launches freight forwarding.
Pandolfi, Keith // Commercial Motor; 5/27/2010, Vol. 212 Issue 5383, p8The article news briefs related to the commercial vehicle industry of Great Britain including the launch of a freight forwarding division by Aspray 24, and the contract of Molson Coors Brewing Co. to provide parts supply and logistics support to the company Multipart.
- The Long Haul.
Cottrill, Ken // Planning; Jan2001, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p16Discusses the challenges faced by the freight industry amidst the growth of the United States economy. Requirements of freight carriers for ports; Demands of international freight carriers on airports; Suggestions for freight planning.
- Customs Brokers: The Import Specialists.
Cottrill, Ken // Transportation & Distribution; Jun2002, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p56Provides information on the role of the customs broker and the job of a forwarder. Job description of a customs broker; Qualifications for a broker; Job description of an international freight forwarder.
- Good News...Sort Of.
Trunick, Perry A. // Transportation & Distribution; Mar2003, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p3Editorial. Comments on the endorsement of the master freight agreement by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Agreement on wage increase in the contract; Importance of carrier costs to shippers; Ban on the subcontract work of transport carriers.
- MTMC Reshapes For Efficiency.
Trunick, Perry A. // Army Logistician; Mar/Apr2000, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p61No abstract available.
- The Night-Freighter Controversy.
Stephenson, Frederick J. // Transportation Journal; Summer76, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p15Focuses on the controversy between air freight forwarders and scheduled airlines over the need for night-freighter service. Background of the domestic air freight industry; Problem of cutbacks in night-freighter service faced by air freight forwarders; Shift in emphasis in favor of daylight...
- Caribbean Pattern Takes Shape.
Cottrill, Ken // Traffic World; 6/21/99, Vol. 258 Issue 12, p34Reports the plan of a freight company consortium to launch a multimodal service linking Freeport, Bahamas with the interior of the United States. Members of the consortium; Provision of door-to-door transportation services; Assessment of the Freeport industry.
- The Marriage of Giants.
Krause, Kristin S. // Traffic World; 12/20/99-12/27/99, Vol. 260 Issue 12/13, p57Focuses on the merger among freight forwarders and networks in the United States. Importance of management; Advantage of the merger; Plans of Continental Airlines on Internet technology. INSET: Meeting demand across borders, by Kristin S., Krause..
