Yearly Archives: 2012
How Colors Affect People
A television program that I was watching the other day made me think of how how colors are effecting our choices in life, what...
Endeavour’s Last Flight
The story began on August 1987 when Congress granted to build Endeavour as a replacement for the Space Shuttle orbiter Challenger. A national competition which involved students...
U.S. Export Quiz
United States exports were worth 183 Billion USD in July of 2012, and "support" 11.8 million jobs, which is 8% of the American workforce....
Is India the China 2.0?
Rojda Akdag - 2
From the day China decided to enter into World Trade Organization, it changed all the dynamics in global trade entering with its $500 million...
Top 9 Universities in Europe
Choosing the right University for your graduate studies is not an easy task. Not only will your decision follow you for the rest of...
Panama Canal Expansion Soon to be Completed
The Panama Canal opened to commercial shipping in 1914, officially when the S.S. Ancon sailed through on Aug. 15th and since then over 850,000...
Top Honeymoon Hotspots
Methela Naz - 0
Choosing the right spot to go on vacation can be difficult, so I can only imagine how a newlywed couple feels about their honeymoon....
Multicultural Work Environment
Globalization has brought our work environment many advantages as well as challenges. Today many companies are actively recruiting the best of the best from...
Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Methela Naz - 3
"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" is a television game show based on posing grade-school level questions to adults. When it first came...
Which Container Type Should I Use for My Cargo?
The invention of the century, for shipping, was really the container. They brought us the standardization for international shipping and made it possible for...
Cesme – The Perfect Escape
For those of us who live abroad, vacation time usually means taking a trip back to hometown to visit family and friends. There are...
Expectations for the 2012 Harvest – U.S. Nut Exports
Like most people, I prefer my almonds and walnuts fresh and not last season’s leftovers, although sometimes we don't have the luxury to choose....
Top Ten Cuisines in the World
Traveling the world and experiencing the different cultures and cuisines is something we all dream about. Well if you are a foodie like me,...
How to Maximize the Use of Your Freight Forwarder
You are running an import business and bringing containers from the other side of the world. The places you only see on business trips,...
Most Memorable Moments of the 2012 London Olympics
We waited four long years for just 16 days of the amazing London Summer Olympic games that were held between July 27 and August...
Up in the Air and Still On Top of Business
Onur Akarca - 0
Right now I am on a plane approximate 40,000 feet up in the air. I am connected to the internet. I am typing this...
A Complete Guide to Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood with multiple personalities. This warehouse-filled, once industrial area now has a thriving arts and music scene, stellar restaurants, cutting-edge entertainment, and...
What You Should Know When Requesting an Ocean Freight Quote
Ocean freight is one of the biggest costs for importers today, and it's not exactly getting any cheaper. Ocean freight cost has been and...
Conditioning Your Body and Mind in Better Managing Stress
Peter Yang - 0
Why “manage” stress? Why not “eliminate” stress? Because obstacles never go away, they will keep coming and coming, the only way is to manage...
Bills of Lading
You see it almost everyday, you endorse it, stamp it, keep it in your files for years, you pay thousands of dollars to a...
Brazil Quiz
Brazil is the largest country in South America, famous for amongst other things its untouched wilderness, the annual Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and of...
How Dock Strikes Have Effected the Economy Historically and Today
Rojda Akdag - 1
Labor stoppage, which is also known as a strike, is the problem aroused by the tension between a labor force and management. Tension usually...
8 Traits of Successful People
You see them everyday. Those people that you undoubtedly know woke up smiling this morning, and will go to bed tonight content and at...
How to Get into New Export Markets
President Obama in 2010 set a target to double US Exports in the next 5 years, and since then US exports have been increasing...
Unusual Face of Logistics
What does logistics mean to you? Just take a moment to think about it. You are probably already thinking that this has a very...
