How has your world changed over the past year? Think about how our lives were pre-Covid-19. It is amazing what we took for granted in our everyday lives, including how easily we were able to source products. Face to face meetings, dinner, and social interaction for relationship building has been replaced with Zoom calls,
Customer satisfaction, future business, and the reputation of your company all hinge upon how efficient and reliable your logistics partner is and how well they can respond to the inevitable unexpected problems that arise. The nature of day-to-day business today is extremely fast paced. Thanks to modern technology, orders are placed and received within
Although it can be difficult and challenging to accept new meeting requests and sales inquiries, the investment made can and does pay dividends long term to your business. To rely solely on your known existing supplier base for your procurement needs is a huge and unnecessary risk in today’s marketplace. Here’s three reasons why
The trans-pacific trade (TPEB) market, especially Asia to the United States is in a state of complete chaos. As we start the year, not much has changed, and unfortunately the market has taken a turn for the worst. A few key points: Imports to the USA are up nearly 30% from last year this
The trans-pacific trade (TPEB) market, especially Asia to the United States is in a state of complete chaos. Between rates, space, equipment, weather, and tariffs, there is quite a bit to discuss. Many of you have wondered, “Why are rates so high now?” The answer is complicated; here's a few of the many pieces
Over the last two decades, we have seen a significant decline in US glass capacity as China has become more competitive in the space. Recently, Glass International reported a preliminary determination on the antidumping duty investigation the US Department of Commerce had launched into Chinese imports of glass containers. The report “found that Chinese producers of
As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, we have seen unprecedented disruption of the packaging supply chain, the result of which has made it very tough, and in some cases, impossible to meet customer demand. Some of the industry dynamics have resulted in under capacity and under supply. I will explain a few
As you look near and far for your next generation of packaging, carefully consider the challenges before you decide to import. In many cases, customers overlook the soft costs associated with managing a supply chain that spans great distances and cultures. Whether you have a Packaging Distributor involved or if you are managing
Are you inadvertently being victimized by the added Chinese tariffs on your packaging imports from China because of your “Knowledge Gap”? You might want to rethink the round of recent arbitrary price increases passed along by Chinese Export Agents / Import Agents and American Packaging Distributors because of the Chinese Trade War. Surprisingly, three
