Yearly Archives: 2015
The Impact of E-Commerce on Logistics
In its simplest form, “e-commerce” is buying and selling of products and services by businesses or consumers over the internet. People use the term...
Shift of Freight from Ocean Carriers to Freight Forwarders/NVOCCs
Since the 2009 crisis, shipping business is getting restructured. There had been multiple stages of these changes. Initially carriers started to stop their new...
Fixed Rates or Not?
Tired of fluctuating rates from Asia? Can not keep up with constant rate changes? Can not foresee what your freight cost will be like...
The BEST of MTS (cartoons!)
This week we rounded up the best cartoons (the ones that got the biggest reaction, the best hits and the greatest laughs!)
To learn more...
Do I Need a License to Import?
Onur Akarca - 0
You are trying to import your product into the United States, when suddenly you are told
Sorry, your import entry has been denied by U.S...
Differences between 3PL and 4PL
I realized increasingly within supply chain industry the use of different level of PL terminology as part of their supply chain operation. And recently...
MTS Izmir Awarded by Turkey 100 Project
We are honored to announced that MTS Logistics Izmir branch was awarded to be one of the top100 fastest growing companies in Turkey.
Under the...
Introduction to One Belt One Road
The Silk Road is the oldest overland trade route in the world, a network dating back to the fifth century B.C. It stretches from...
How Bluefin Tuna Became a Top Cargo in Air Freight
Rojda Akdag - 4
Tuna in the 1960’s was sold for pennies mainly as cat food and for the few people loved Bluefin’s bloody fat meat.
In the Atlantic...
U.S. Imports and Exports: How the U.S. Trades
The U.S. imports more than it exports. The difference in trade makes a deficit of $471 billion. Although America exports billions in oil, material...
Dimensional Weight Effect on Shipping
Sandy Weng - 1
Shipping costs have historically been calculated on the basis of gross weight in kilograms or pounds of the cargo. However, charging only by weight for lightweight and low density packages...
The Import/Export of Human Remains
Mary Huang - 0
That is right; I am talking about human cadavers. Human remains are in high demand all across the globe. Medical schools need real human...
Enter the Dragon: The Nicaragua Canal
Connectivity has been one of the greatest motivator in human existence. Wanting to be interconnected; finding the easiest way from point A to point...
The Future of Shipping: Teleportation in Shipping
Peter Yang - 3
Imagine shipping your goods in a matter seconds, no need for air plane or cargo ships. As in the popular scientific thriller star trek,...
Biking Event
Another great event was held last Saturday on June 6th, 2015 by MTS Logistics. Despite the rain early in the morning, a record breaking...
Importance of Sailing Schedules
Each year, millions of vessel schedules change and make shipping more challenging for importers and exporters. It can be difficult and very costly to...
Who is authorized to make custom entry on your behalf?
Learn who is authorized to make US customs entries on your behalf.
Merchandise arriving in the United States by commercial carrier must be entered by...
What is an Importer Security Filing?
Under the new rule, before merchandise arriving by vessel can be imported into the United States, the “Importer Security Filing (ISF) Importer,” or their...
