Archive for 'Freight Forwarders' Category
ASCO Freight Management Project Forwarding Award
8 February 2007The British International Freight Association (BIFA) recently recognized the winners of its Freight Service Awards during an annual ceremony with award recipients in 9 categories. The winner of the Project Forwarding Award was ASCO Freight Management.
From the ASCO press release:
ASCO Freight Management has won the Project Forwarding Award for 2006 from the British International Freight [...]
Requirements for Imports into Azerbijan
4 February 2007Doing business in Azerbijan will require a partner with a strong presence and understanding of what is required to import into Azerbijan. Azerbijan is a former Soviet Republic which gained independence with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Azerbijan has a population just under 8 million, their main export is oil, the majority [...]
Panalpina Panprojects - Project Forwarder of the Year
11 November 2006Panalpina’s Panprojects division, was recently named “Project Forwarder of the Year.”
Press release follows:
Organized by Lloyd’s Freight Transport Buyer Asia (FTB) and endorsed by the Economic Development Board of Singapore, there were four finalists in the category “Project Forwarder of the Year”. Nominations were determined from votes cast by readers of “Freight Transport Buyer”, “Containerisation [...]
What function does a Customshouse Broker perform?
1 September 2006A customshouse broker, or customs broker as we will call them, is to imports what a freight forwarder is to exports. A customs brokers function is to facilitate imports while protecting U.S. tax revenues. These individuals are licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and follow instruction under the U.S. Customs Bureau. The relationship [...]
What is a Certificate of Origin?
30 August 2006A certificate of origin indicates that the country originating the specified goods is indeed the exporter’s country. This certificate is required by certain foreign governments for tariff purposes. A certificate of origin can be obtained from your local chamber of commerce, a freight forwarder or a local U.S. Department of Commerce office.
Each country determines the [...]
