Free Excerpt from World Business
Resources.com by Garrett Wasny
CHAPTER ONE: BORDER BUSTER TOOLKIT
LOGISTICS
Ship Shape. Sending a package? Find the best rate with Smart Ship, an online guide to express delivery rates. Based on the destination, timing, and weight of your shipment, the free service compares the Airborne, FedEx, UPS, and United States Postal Service rates for your package.
Terms of Reference. Preparing shipping documents? Visit Incoterms, a dictionary of international trade terms. The site explains phrases such as ex works, free alongside ship, cost and freight, delivered ex ship, and other terminology used in cross-border business.
Carry On. Seeking freight suppliers or partners? Freightworld provides a database of hundreds of cargo and freight operations worldwide from airlines to seaports to truckers.
Match Maker. Shopping last-minute for air cargo space? Cargo Load Matching provides a searchable directory of aircraft seeking cargo, and cargo seeking aircraft worldwide. The service includes air cargo news and a database of aircraft for lease and sale.
Forward Motion. Need a quote for freight forwarding services? Use the Freight Forwarders General Rate Inquiry Form to submit a rate inquiry to a select group of freight forwarders in one easy step. Quotes are provided based on the origin and destination of the goods, the dimensions and weight of the items, and other variables.
Sail Away. If you're using an ocean carrier to transport your products, visit Sea Cargo Tracking. The service provides real-time shipment tracking for nine ocean carriers including Maersk Line, OOCL, and Sea-Land.
Time Traveler. If you ship products by ocean carrier, check out Shipcards Online. The site is a searchable directory of shipping schedules for over 100 ocean carriers around the world. The service includes departure and arrival dates, and transit times.
Moving Experience. For tips on how to ship products overseas, visit Shipping the Product. The service features primers on freight forwarders, documentation, packing, labeling, and insurance.
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