Shipment Packaging Evolves As Online Shopping is Strong

  • Effective shipment packaging relies as much on science and engineering as it does diligence and common sense.
  • Matching the right box for the product and properly securing palletized shipments is crucial in the physically challenging environment of a less-than-truckload or parcel network.
  • That’s a viewpoint shared by many across the industry as innovations in packaging material design, testing and application help prevent cargo damage.
  • These efforts are refining decades-old dock operations,...

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US customs brokers, forwarders cautiously trickle back to offices

After several months of stay-at-home orders, America’s customs brokerage and freight forwarding firms are preparing to reopen their offices in the weeks and months ahead. However, these companies do not anticipate a return to pre-coronavirus conditions, industry experts say.

“Our return-to-office plan considers that the future of work, as we have known it for all companies around the world, is shifting,” Marcia Lyssy, chief human resources officer for BDP International, told American Shipper.

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