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When you need goods or supplies ASAP, then sending them by air is your fastest, most reliable method to get your shipment to its destination. For some shipments, it might feel easy to call UPS, FedEx, or DHL. However, these types of carriers have their limitations—especially when you’re shipping items to Hawaii.   In this article, we’ll show you why you might want to expand your list of Hawaii air freight options to include indirect air carriers. IACs, like freight forwarders, can often offer you cheaper, faster, and more flexible options for moving air cargo. They might also be the right choice for your next...

Transportation companies, logistics providers, conscious consumers, and green-leaning businesses are all looking for ways to make shipping more sustainable. Whether you’re talking about moving goods, materials, or supplies as freight or getting small parcels in the hands of consumers, green logistics is a hot topic right now.   In some ways, supply chain optimization is built for sustainability. Creating efficiencies can also lead to things like emissions savings. However, in some cases, the sustainable solution isn’t always the cheapest one. To offer just one example, some companies are feeling the pinch when it comes to using more expensive biofuels to power the planes and boats...

The transportation industry plays a vital role in everyday life, moving everything where it needs to go—people, supplies, raw materials, equipment, finished goods, etc. Given how reliant we are on the industry, it’s no surprise that it’s exerted a significant impact on the environment. Between 1990 and 2020, greenhouse gases attributed to the transportation sector increased more in absolute terms than any other sector, according to EPA data. Many in the transportation industry—and specifically logistics—have turned their eyes toward greener, more sustainable solutions. Perhaps that’s not so surprising for an industry that’s always been focused on efficiency. After all, more efficient solutions are also often...

Keeping your supply chain optimized means keeping a close eye on your costs, including any “extra” fees that can creep onto your ocean freight invoice.   With consumer spending down, inventory at high levels, and warehouse space at a premium, some businesses have found themselves confronted with per diem charges. Rather than accepting them as par for the course, it’s possible to reduce these “extra” charges—or eliminate them completely.   We’ll show you exactly what these per diem charges are, and we’ll give you some strategies for avoiding them. We’ll also walk you through several other ocean freight charges—detention and demurrage—so you can take control...

The Port of San Juan was the 11th busiest port in the U.S. in 2020 as ranked by TEUs (twenty-equivalent units). In fact, the port received 702,056 inbound TEUs that year, and a significant number of those carried cargo from Asia. If you’re planning on shipping freight to Puerto Rico from China, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan, or another country in Asia, there are a few things you need to know to make sure your goods arrive safely and easily.   Below, you’ll find our ultimate guide to moving freight from Asia to Puerto Rico. We’ll show you exactly what you need to know to get up...

Awareness is building around the environmental impact of transportation and logistics. When you see statistics like the below, it’s easy to understand why green freight and sustainable logistics have become such hot topics of late: 0%The transportation sector has consistently been the U.S.’s largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The industry was responsible for 27% of emissions in 2020, according to EPA data. 0%Within that sector, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles comprised a whopping 83% of GHG emissions, revealing a potential target for lightening the transportation industry’s footprint. 0%If nothing changes, data from Accenture anticipates a 32% rise in carbon emissions, solely from urban...