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Cleaning Ocean Shipping Containers

There are hundreds of millions of shipping containers that are transported annually. Some of the journeys of the freight across the ocean can be lengthy, and there are numerous types of cargo and commodities that can be inside of a container during the course of time. It is very important to have the ocean freight containers cleaned properly. This includes sanitizing the container between shipments and practicing good hygiene with the container.

New Entrant Safety Assurance Program

When a shipper fills out the required shipping information to receive an instant freight trucking quote, they might often receive prices from many different leading carriers across the US. Immediately, the shipper might be concerned if all of these trucking carriers can safely ship freight by truck. The good news is that freight forwarders only work with reputable, trustworthy and safe carriers. There is a reason for this.

Chinese New Year 2014

January 31st 2014 is the Chinese New Year, which is also known as the Spring Festival or called the Lunar New Year. And this year marks the Year of the Horse. During the holiday, there will be mass celebrations, as well as diminished shipping in the Far East.

Patterns of Safety Violations Rule

Protecting freight in transit should be the most important objective in the trucking industry. After all, your business depends on freight trucking for transportation, and it would detrimental to your supply chain if that safety was compromised on the truck. Insurance for protection would be an additional cost with the trucking rate. That is why if the industry lets safety issues continue to threaten freight and the people on the road, something must be done.

Somali Piracy Decline

The threat of piracy on the ocean freight shipping industry has been profound over the past decade. The biggest piracy threat came from the shores of Somalia where pirates would intercept ocean vessels. During the years, Somali pirates would threaten the lives of the crew on the ship. As a result of their terror, significant time was lost for freight shipping, as well as billions of dollars of economic loss.

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