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The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

TMC

suppliers of frozen chicken to Kazakhstan began shipping product via the Black Sea and onward through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and across the Caspian Sea, to bypass trade restrictions imposed by Russia. It’s also important to have access to local expertise when evaluating ways to shift freight to the new Silk Road. Financial Times, [link].

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Freight In The Year Of The Monkey

Freightos

Freight In The Year Of The Monkey. China’s role in world trade is so large that even small changes can have a broad impact on the international freight industry. On February 15th, 2016, the first freight train from China reached the capital of Iran, shaving 30 days off the standard port-to-port transport time.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Azerbaijan. Afghanistan.