by Lucinda Dawes | Oct 14, 2022 | Knowledge Base
Interested in taking up exporting your goods stateside? There are huge opportunities that come with shipping to States. Consumers in the USA spend £12.5 billion on UK products and services every year. In this blog, we’ll run through the basics of everything you need...
by Lucinda Dawes | Oct 7, 2022 | Knowledge Base
There’s no getting around it. The shipping industry is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases around the world. Around 940 million tonnes of CO2 are produced by the industry every single year. Not only that, but its level of emissions is predicted to keep on...
by Lucinda Dawes | Sep 28, 2022 | Knowledge Base
More often than not, the nature of your goods determines the transport method you choose to ship them. Perishable foods? Forget the longer transit times of container shipping. Expensive items that need extra protection? Consider air freight! Hazardous materials? Find...
by Lucinda Dawes | Sep 21, 2022 | Knowledge Base
If the ship transporting your sea freight gets caught up in a storm and sinks, or the truck with your goods on board is involved in an accident, what happens next? You’ve just lost your goods. Some might be salvageable, but likely not. To satisfy your buyer you’ll...
by Lucinda Dawes | Sep 14, 2022 | Knowledge Base
Strategic alliances within the shipping industry are a popular working concept. For over two decades such alliances have been in play; today, these account for 80% of the global container shipping market. But why? Why are carriers collaborating, and what does it mean?...