Case Study Two – CIF LCL Shipments

CIF LCL Shipments

Case Study Two on CIF LCL Shipments….please read on for our second case study on the downside of CIF LCL shipments. Case_Study_-_CIF_shipments_2

Buyer’s Consolidation Services: the Most Cost Effective Shipping Solution

Buyers Consolidation Services

Looking for a cost efficient shipping solution to reduce freight costs? Buyer’s consolidation services are a cost saving way of shipping goods which allows for reduced costs, reliability, and minimal cargo handling. What is Buyer’s Consolidation? Buyer’s consolidation (also known as freight consolidation) occurs when multiple shipments of freight are consolidated into one larger shipment. […]

New Importer of the Month

New Importer of the Month

Stockwell International would like to congratulate our new Importer of the Month Simply Clean. Simply Clean is cleaning made simple. Simply Clean is a range of cleaning products designed by Victoria, a mum of three, to promote safe hygiene practices in your home. Simply Clean products prevent mistakes like washing your dishes with the floor […]

Rural China Grouped Small Hydro Project

China hydro project

Rural China Grouped Small Hydro Project Stockwell International is again working alongside Climate Friendly to take action against carbon emissions. This year we have chosen to offset emissions by purchasing verified carbon credits towards the Rural China Grouped Small Hydro Project. The Grouped Small Hydro Project in China is a well-established project generating very significant […]

Effects of Volatile Ocean Freight

Effects of volatile ocean freight Due to high external influence, shipping rates are amongst the most volatile expenses in the freight forwarding industry; because of this it’s hard for importers to forecast accurate supply chain budgets. There are four main factors that contribute to the volatility of ocean freight. Demand and Supply– Traditionally from around […]

Guangdong Expressways

Guangdong expressways

China customs has announced it will expand its rapid clearance “three once” regime nationwide to promote trans-regional trade. 56 Chinese border inspection stations will adopt this policy of customs clearance this year involving a single declaration, according to General Administration of Customs spokesman Zhang Guangzhi. The ‘three once’ system launched jointly by customs, inspection and […]

Indonesian Trade – Dairy

Indonesia trade dairy

Australian and New Zealand agriculture and food exporters need to increase their leverage of competitive advantage if they intend to strengthen trade with Indonesia. The challenge was getting closer to the customer and building a relationship in order to deliver new innovative, value-added products which capture the eve changing needs of the market. ‘Indonesia has […]

Ningbo tops Chinese Cities for Imports

Ningbo imports

Ningbo customs has posted a 30 per cent increase in imports from Taiwan to 1.86 million tonnes in the 2013 year under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with trade value increasing to almost 33 per cent making US$2.94 billion. It also imported the highest volume and value from Taiwan, the greatest out of all […]