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Tag Archives: sea freight
Global Supply Chain Shifts: Freight Costs, Dropshipping Hurdles, & Upcoming U.S. Strikes [Podcast]
This week, your host Adrian is joined by Kate, head of the Sofeast supply chain management team, to bring you the latest updates in logistics and shipping. Discover the recent decline in ocean freight costs, the impact of US port … Continue reading
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Tagged red sea shipping, tariffs, sea freight, containers, dropshipping from china, logistics
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Impact of Yemen’s Houthis On Global Shipping in Jan ’24 [Bonus Podcast]
Welcome to our special 200th episode of China Manufacturing Decoded! In this episode, we discuss the impact of the Houthi Yemeni rebels’ attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, and how it may affect your shipping costs and other issues … Continue reading
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Tagged red sea shipping, sea freight, logistics, shipping from china
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HS vs HTS Codes: How to Find the Right Code for your Product? (incl. Links to Official Sources)
Importers who outsource manufacturing in Asia need to ship their goods around the world to where they’re being sold. Understanding the difference between HS vs HTS codes could be the difference between paying higher or lower import duties, fees, and … Continue reading
Logistics from China in 2023 Update: Good News!
Sofeast’s head of Supply Chain Management, Kate, joins Adrian from the team to explain how the logistics situation for importers shipping goods from China to the West has evolved now that we’re into 2023. During Covid times between 2020-2022, say, … Continue reading
USA Logistics & Shipping Summer 2022 Update (Feat. Marshall Taplits) [Podcast]
Marshall Taplits founder of East-Coast 3PL Ship It Done and American logistics and shipping expert joins Sofeast’s CEO Renaud Anjoran to update us about the situation in the USA right now in July 2022. Covid, fuel and energy costs, staffing … Continue reading
What’s Causing The USA’s Logistics Troubles? [Podcast]
Logistics in the USA in late 2021…where to begin? CNN is calling it ‘a supply chain nightmare,’ USA Today bemoan that “Food prices are going up, gas prices are climbing, and finding that great gift for the holidays might get … Continue reading
5 Challenges Faced By Importers With Asian Supply Chains Going Into 2022 [Podcast]
Chiefly due to Covid importers have been struggling with disrupted supply chains, high shipping costs, longer lead times, and more unpleasant effects since the pandemic hit in early 2020. Unfortunately, there are 5 challenges that our CEO Renaud Anjoran believes … Continue reading
Exploring Why Sea Freight Is So Expensive In Summer ’21 [Podcast]
In This Episode… Renaud is joined this week by global logistics expert Jon Monroe who boasts over 30 years in the logistics industry and has a strong focus on Transpacific trade who shares detailed information about how the sea freight … Continue reading
Posted in Logistics, Sofeast Podcast
Tagged sea freight, containers, shipping capacity, shipping, logistics, shipping from china
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4 Common Problems Importers Of Paper Products From China Suffer From
Sometimes we work for an importer of paper products (we’ll include cardboard and paperboard here, too) such as books, cards, boxes, packaging, etc, and it’s always the same few issues that come back. What are the potential problems you face, … Continue reading
Posted in Packaging
Tagged paper products, packaging, sea freight, package reliability testing, packaging quality
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Advice On Choosing Packaging To Protect Your Products [Podcast]
In This Episode… This time we’re discussing the role of packaging in protecting your products during transit! Renaud goes into detail about the different types of packaging materials, supply chain risks that can damage products during shipping, and why to … Continue reading
