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Opinion pieces about the shipping and logistics industries

Import/Export Management: What You Need to Know (Part 2)

(Last of a two-part column. For the first part, click here.) Study Incoterms…
  • October 15, 2017
  • 5 minute read

A question of scale

Two years ago I wrote, for our magazine Supply Chain Philippines, an…
  • October 15, 2017
  • 4 minute read

Import/Export Management: What You Need to Know

(First of a two-part series.) The massive growth in international trade and…
  • October 9, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Prescription Period for Questioning Propriety of Entry, Settlement of Duties

Can the Philippine Bureau of Customs question propriety of entry and settlement…
  • October 9, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Technology—The Differentiating Factor in Your Freight Business

Technology has become the backbone of the modern freight business but we…
  • October 2, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Stop, Collaborate and Listen

“Where can we slot him in?”   I’ve heard this question many…
  • October 2, 2017
  • 3 minute read

5 Common Customs Mistakes of Importers

Unless you are buying a one-off low value item online, buying offshore…
  • September 25, 2017
  • 4 minute read

Changes are Afoot

To me, September means two things: the annual SCMAP Supply Chain Conference,…
  • September 20, 2017
  • 4 minute read

Making Your Freight Business Cost-Effective

The freight business as you know has many moving parts. There are…
  • September 20, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Signal

I have just finished writing an article for the upcoming issue of…
  • September 5, 2017
  • 3 minute read