Posts

7 Best Practices to Choose Your Freight Forwarder and Reduce costs

Moving products, equipment, and raw materials to any location around the globe demand expertise and organization skills. This is why business companies and individuals want to hire a  freight forwarder  when it comes to shipping their goods. With employing a freight forwarding service in place, you can ensure that your items will be shipped safely and on time. The freight service companies ease the customers’ worries by adapting to updated web tools that help customers to track their shipments and how much time still require for the delivery. The following tips will help you choose the best  freight shipping  service and cut down costs:   1. Determine Your Transportation Method You have to choose the mode of transportation that can save you a considerable amount. For international shipping, shipping products by sea is cheaper than air. For national and local shipping, you can choose “by road” as your transportation mode. Therefore, you must choose a sh...

How Digitization makes the Supply Chain increasingly Effective and Customer - Focused?

Today, the supply chain includes a series of disconnected and isolated phases such as marketing, product development, manufacturing, and distribution. The products will be into the hands of the customers after travelling through these phases. However, digitization will provide a completely integrated supply chain management   ecosystem that is transparent to everyone involved in the process, including raw materials and products  suppliers , transporters, and customers. A number of factors will play a key role in the digitized  supply chain logistics , which include: Integrated planning and execution Smart procurement and warehousing Logistics visibility Autonomous logistics Advanced analytics Spare parts management Digitization allows real-time adjustments in the supply chain depending on various conditions. The digitized supply chain network will provide the   freight forwarder  or freight forwarding companies a new degree of responsiveness and re...

Air Freight/ Sea Freight: Everything You Need to Know

Image
Do you know everything you need about Air Freight and Sea Freight? Do you know about the costings, the regulations or even the environmental footprint of the two most popular types of freight forwarding? It is ok if you do not know everything because we do and we are here to help you. In the next few paragraphs, we present the characteristics of these two types of freight in order for you to be informed and make the right decision for your business. But let’s break it down and take it to step by step… Air Freight   To begin with, we present below the different types of air freight: Types of Air Freight  Heavy cargo (HEA) Human remains (HUM)  Live animals (AVI) Dangerous goods (DGR) Diplomatic cargo shipments (DIP) Perishable cargo (PER)  Valuable cargo (VAL)   Starting with the positive characteristics of   air freight , we could say that transport by air is the most popular mode of transport nowadays. The volumes of air freight will continue ...

CROSS BORDERS - Haulystic

Image
Cross Borders shipping costs can be exorbitant. If you’re a cross border trader, you may wonder: how to offer competitive rates to your customers without making losses? Haulystic offers unique one-stop solution which comprehensively covers from production lines to first mile, global consolidation, air freight, sea freight, road freight, warehousing & fulfillment, customs clearance and high-quality final mile delivery to customer door, we provide full visibility of your shipments at highly cost competitive rates so you can pass back the savings to your customers and still be a profitable business Bespoke tailored options to suit every need Whether your need is to access a direct entry into a specific destination or go via another country to consolidate and save cost, Haulystic offers solutions for all your cross border needs , our customers can either choose a full comprehensive package covering Leg 1 (first mile), Leg 2 (linehaul management) and Leg 3 (final mile de...

E-COMMERCE - Haulystic

Image
Haulystic is worldwide E-commerce distribution specialist with a unique one-stop solution covering a range of services from production lines to first mile, consolidation, air freight, sea freight, road freight, customs clearance, and final mile delivery to the customer door, we provide full end to end visibility of your shipments at highly cost competitive rates with guaranteed speed and reliability in your pipeline. Digital Sourcing Haulystic offers comprehensive digital sourcing for all your e-commerce  supply chain , for effective performance management the distribution network is divided into 3 legs Leg 1 (first mile), Leg 2 (linehaul management) and Leg 3 (final mile delivery) , our intelligent procurement tools provide you full market intelligence digitally updated daily to help you make informed business decisions ,customer can choose to allocate full ownership of end to end pipeline management or allocate a specific leg for us to add value , our varied delivery opti...

Custom Clearance Issues that Can Delay Your Cargo

Frustrating isn’t it? Custom clearance is, without a doubt, one of the pain points in the logistics industry. In particular, custom clearance can cause many problems for air and sea freight services. Your cargo can be delayed or even worse, rejected and returned back to you. At  Haulystic , we understand that this is a situation that everyone wants to avoid. Too bad it’s impossible... Or is it? So, how can you avoid custom clearance problems? Well, firstly, you need to understand all the custom clearance challenges that may rise. You need to know everything if you want to be prepared. Secondly, you need to create a plan and be as prepared as possible. Missing Documents Another common mistake in the customs clearance process is missing or incorrect documentation. The Airway bill is the most important document in the entire customs clearance process, so be careful and don’t lose it. If this document goes missing, then your freight’s release process is likely to be delayed or extra...

Groupage and Road Freight Services: Make the Best Choice

Are you sure that you know the best shipping option for your shipments and your business? What is the right choice, FLT, LTL or even Groupage services? Don’t worry, I will help you get a clear understanding of all these options, so you can make an informed decision for your business. The shipping process can be very complex because there are many different options that you can choose for your cargo. In the road freight services, you can either choose FLT, or LTL, or you can even combine these two and choose a groupage option. But, let’s break it down and understand what each of these options means. FTL (Full Truck Load) FTL means that the shipment will take up an entire truck. As you can imagine, FTL is usually used for large shipments of 10 or more pallets, weighing more than 10,000 pounds. LTL (Less than a Truck Load) LTL, on the other hand, refers to the shipment that will not take up an entire truck itself. This type of ground freight transportation combines shipments from di...