Fort Garry Fire Trucks https://fgft.com/ Forged From Fire, Engineered for the Extreme Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:34:07 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fgft.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-FGFT-Favicon-512x512-1-32x32.webp Fort Garry Fire Trucks https://fgft.com/ 32 32 SHRINKING CARRIER COMPETITION: JAPAN’S 3 BIG CARRIERS MERGING https://fgft.com/shrinking-carrier-competition-japans-3-big-carriers-merging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shrinking-carrier-competition-japans-3-big-carriers-merging https://fgft.com/shrinking-carrier-competition-japans-3-big-carriers-merging/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:07:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=91 These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

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Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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WHAT IS BLANK SAILING? https://fgft.com/what-is-blank-sailing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-blank-sailing https://fgft.com/what-is-blank-sailing/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:05:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=795 It happens quite often that if you’re a professional shipper and you’ve heard the words “blank sailing,” there’s a decent chance they were accompanied by frustration. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these […]

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It happens quite often that if you’re a professional shipper and you’ve heard the words “blank sailing,” there’s a decent chance they were accompanied by frustration.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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3 BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FOR SHIPPERS FROM 2017 PROJECTIONS https://fgft.com/3-biggest-takeaways-for-shippers-from-2017-projections/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-biggest-takeaways-for-shippers-from-2017-projections https://fgft.com/3-biggest-takeaways-for-shippers-from-2017-projections/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:03:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=792 Just like any other industry the shipping & logistics has its year-end industry analysis, just as well as a projection of the next year. So, are you ready for all of that incoming data? Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it […]

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Just like any other industry the shipping & logistics has its year-end industry analysis, just as well as a projection of the next year. So, are you ready for all of that incoming data?

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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ADVICE FOR TRUMP ON DEALING WITH CHINA https://fgft.com/can-the-old-masters-be-relevant-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-the-old-masters-be-relevant-again https://fgft.com/can-the-old-masters-be-relevant-again/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:59:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=783 Yeah, as you might have already guessed it from the title, we’ve got some sound international trade advice for the President-elect. This is because any of his tariffs of other trading market policies will inevitably affect the US logistics and transportation industry. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product […]

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Yeah, as you might have already guessed it from the title, we’ve got some sound international trade advice for the President-elect. This is because any of his tariffs of other trading market policies will inevitably affect the US logistics and transportation industry.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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4 TIPS FOR PALLETIZED OCEAN CARGO SHIPPING https://fgft.com/4-tips-for-palletized-ocean-cargo-shipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-tips-for-palletized-ocean-cargo-shipping https://fgft.com/4-tips-for-palletized-ocean-cargo-shipping/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:40:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388?p=1309 These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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WHAT DOES TRUMP PRESIDENCY MEAN FOR SHIPPERS? https://fgft.com/what-does-trump-presidency-mean-for-shippers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-trump-presidency-mean-for-shippers https://fgft.com/what-does-trump-presidency-mean-for-shippers/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:24:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=95 These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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SURPRISE MOVE – KOREA LINE BUYING HANJIN’S ASIA-US ASSETS https://fgft.com/surprise-move-korea-line-buying-hanjins-asia-us-assets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surprise-move-korea-line-buying-hanjins-asia-us-assets https://fgft.com/surprise-move-korea-line-buying-hanjins-asia-us-assets/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:15:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=107 Folks, it looks like by the end of this calendar year of 2016 our industry is poised to live through a few more huge Mergers and Acquisitions between some big name companies. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a […]

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Folks, it looks like by the end of this calendar year of 2016 our industry is poised to live through a few more huge Mergers and Acquisitions between some big name companies.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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APPLY FOR THE FIRST ANTARCTIC (YES, REALLY) BIENNALE https://fgft.com/apply-for-the-first-antarctic-yes-really-biennale/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apply-for-the-first-antarctic-yes-really-biennale https://fgft.com/apply-for-the-first-antarctic-yes-really-biennale/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:10:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=103 These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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OCEAN ALLIANCE APPROVED BY FMC https://fgft.com/ocean-alliance-approved-by-fmc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ocean-alliance-approved-by-fmc https://fgft.com/ocean-alliance-approved-by-fmc/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:07:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=79 These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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PMA & ILWU MET ABOUT CONTRACT EXTENSION https://fgft.com/pma-ilwu-met-about-contract-extension/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pma-ilwu-met-about-contract-extension https://fgft.com/pma-ilwu-met-about-contract-extension/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:53:00 +0000 http://ld-wp.template-help.com/wordpress_53388/?p=93 http://www.templatemonster.com/ These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair. Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location. In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their […]

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These days of the 21st century trade became a global affair.

Companies oftentimes manufacture the goods in one place, then assemble the end product in the 2nd place and finally sell it in a 3rd location.

In between all these two locations, or even when it is just about getting the goods from their country of manufacturing to the one where they’ll be sold, it takes some transportation.

So while railroads, trucks and cargo planes are one option, when we talk about some trule big distances, the ocean freight is the king of trade.

Anyways, even as you hire a logistics & transportation company to manage all the fuss for you (and especially if you don’t), knowing about some of the most basic tips for transporting palettes with your goods is essential for absolutely any kind of business.

So, let’s start this list with this one:

USE STANDARD PALLETS & STACKING SIZES

While that may sound fairly obvious to most of you, still sometimes it’s best of all to be safe than sorry, hence making sure that all the sizes of the transportation pallets and boxes you use are standard.

CHECK WOOD SHIPPING REGULATIONS

While there’s no problem with that kind of regulation in the US and most of OECD countries, some big international trading nations do have regulations in regard to limiting the wood shipping.

PROPERLY LABEL PALLETIZED BOXES

Once again, while this is still one of the out-there ideas, but you can’t even imagine just how often we see businesses with a very long track record in shipping their goods globally mismanage the labeling and flop right there.

Ultimately this kind of a mistake almost guarantees you (or rather your goods) having a trouble later while on an inspection in some distant port…

So, in case you’ve also missed stretchwrapping your boxes or pallets, it’s best of all for you to right that wrong.

All because when shipping your goods over long distances, it’s absolutely imperative to both secure and stretchwrap them, protect them from the elements on the outside and also put in a fiberboard in between the sections.

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