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“We certainly would like to receive orders, but then how? How to control costs? Now almost impossible to begin with.” Faced with rising steel prices, a shipbuilding company has had a major concern. At present, due to reduced orders hand, some companies have been in the boat “and the fuel” position. More unfortunately, the boat still in the final price, while the rise in steel prices, no doubt, will weaken the price competitiveness of the firm orders ship, the ship worst commercial enterprises difficult. In this case, the company’s ship “open source” is clearly no small difficulty, to tide over this difficult period, we must “cut spending” more effort. Companies, according to the shipping prices reflect the fall when the boat, now is not common only send a maximum of 2008 when prices fell 50%, and high-tech ship prices have fallen very powerful. In contrast, the cost of shipping companies have continued to rise in the plate that jumped ship prices is the biggest pain in the hearts of the shipping companies. At present, prices of the board has more than 5000 yuan / ton, compared with the beginning of this year, about 1,000 yuan per ton price increase. It is understood that a boat earlier this year to carry out the company of two orders for new ships, a very small profit margins did not expect steel prices in recent months as strong. The head of the company, said that if the cost of production process control of some neglect, the construction of two ships could make their loss. , Of course, face the serious situation, the ship is not expected to improve the market for the company, but actively seeking countermeasures. Members of the general practice is to try to establish a stable steel prices partnerships. In the current market situation, some companies ship, especially the boat companies attempt to separate and steel enterprises is very difficult to carry out cooperation and stability, so a number of shipping companies that combine to form a joint procurement mechanism. The industry believes that the ship only to improve concentration recruitment firms to increase the number and variety of steel products procurement in order to capture a greater voice, ship prices of the plate on market volatility a relatively stable price. This purchase of ships steel companies, especially small enterprises is of great importance in the boat so you can enjoy better prices and better quality steel cutting services. In the joint approach, the industry experts think that the best option is to build a boarding platform number of acquisitions of the company, so that the average price of steel trading and steel company and cooperation. Material innovative “zero inventory” of carrying out the route, is the rising cost of transport companies respond to another major magic weapon. Inventory of the material is too high, not only has a lot of money, but also in steel and other bulk goods inventories high, the ship’s company is difficult to ensure FIFO will cause the formation of rust or even invalidate, an increase substantial cost. To this end, the ship began to explore the company several years ago, “zero inventory” mode. However, in the current market situation, companies steel major stakeholders in this model is not concentrated. On the one hand, according to the needs of the owner, ship companies ship design often modify or change the date of delivery and other issues to achieve “zero inventory”, requires the production of steel companies as the companies will change the vessel is adjusted accordingly, on the other hand, “zero inventory” of steel in steel prices reduced demand more distribution services, steel prices have doubts. However, in order to respond to market challenges, companies are still working hard to make the shipment “zero inventory” goal. For example, in areas not related to the small steel key steel enterprises cooperation, and demands that enterprises demand for steel enterprises directly under the boat to the pretreatment line steel distribution without going through the storage areas of the ship to save a lot of money companies. Thus, both ships companies to adjust the production plan at any time the situation, you can send companies to achieve “zero inventory”, reduce stress. Of course, the ship also recognized corporate leader, “zero inventory” business objectives and requirements vessels must have a strong ability to understand the shipbuilding plan, the plan for logistics to balance internal and external environment. In this sense, the ship must also be continuously improved shipbuilding companies and strengthening internal management. Market crash on the ship, new ship orders in exceptional circumstances, the ship’s competitive market is largely the cost of competition. Such as steel plate naval ship procurement costs account for much of the total cost of business, in order to reduce transport, ship, caught between rising costs down and surviving is not easy. Therefore, shipping companies to work with steel prices, the best way of cooperation to solve the plight of sustainable development.

Trying to figure out the shipping method that ship to use is sometimes a dilemma.
The choice between the postal and courier services depends on several factors.
To be a successful dropshipper there are some things you need to start it right. The real product, ship provider and correct shipping method. After locating the wholesale supplier suitable for your new company now has to determine which delivery method is best for you and your customers. Most providers allow you to choose between regular mail or through international courier companies like FedEx, UPS and DHL. Before you can compare each and every one of these methods you need to know the pros and cons of each technique.
Pros and Cons of regular postal services:
Almost everyone knows what post. Basically it is the express service offered by local post offices in all countries worldwide. These national postal companies can deliver products anywhere in the world as long as the package is small and weighs less than 2 kilograms. Dropshipping products are often cheaper, by using this method, which by International Trade shipping. However, the shipping time is usually a bit slower than the messengers, as it could take 10 to 20 days to deliver and sometimes even more, depending on destination and time of year. Even so-called express services are even slower, as compared, not to other courier companies, but rather their own compared to standard time after delivery. But, if your items are small and less than 2 kg? S, then it is less likely to be delayed by customs that a packet is sent through a courier company. Products sent by regular mail are not as easy to trace. You will be able to see when they left the store, but that may or may not be able to see where they are, once they have been processed by the post office. As for this time in the middle are essentially in limbo and it is difficult to determine exactly where they are.
Pros and Cons of international courier services:
International couriers are companies that include individual or small amounts of cargo worldwide through its own infrastructure of planes and trucks. They are privately owned companies that have large logistics facilities worldwide. Its brands are well known internationally. However, in terms of costs that are much more expensive than regular postal services. Some of the most popular shipping methods used by wholesale dropship are FedEx, UPS and DHL. Shipping times are generally much faster from the moment it leaves the warehouse to when it arrives at your door to customers. Delivery times for the most part, take no more than 3-7 days. An important advantage of these companies is that they all provide detailed tracking information directly on their website or through their hotlines. So you and your customer can track every step of the process of drop shipping ship from the time the package leaves the country of origin until it reaches its intended destination.
There is no easy answer to that drop shipping shipping method is better, but it is necessary to consider all the pros and cons listed above and decide for yourself. In essence, the shipping type you choose for your ship shipping technique is based on your business model and customer service plan. If you are offering very competitive and low prices then mail could be an acceptable option as long as you give your customers the delivery time is likely to take to deliver to them. If you are offering fast delivery and best customer service would be better to pay a little more and get the products mailed. If you’re really stuck trying to choose between the postal and courier services, the best option to take would be to simply let your customers decide which shipping option you want to choose.

Reuters, March 20 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange Dry Freight Index. The BADI rose on Tuesday, due to the small ship rates rise to offset the weakness of the sea capesize.
The Baltic Dry index rose 5 points, or 0.57 percent, to 884 points. The index measures the cost of shipping of iron ore, cement, grain, coal and fertilizer.
Baltic Capesize Index Baltic’s capesize index fell 33 points, or 2.28 percent to 1,416 points for one year low. Capesize average profit decline of $ 307 to U.S. $ 4,881, has fallen more than 84 percent this year. Capesize vessels are usually checked 15 million tons of cargo, mainly iron ore and coal.
Australia last week’s storm shipping activities to reduce the capesize renewed pressure, and Brazil’s exports remain subject to suppression, “Platou Markets analyst said Frode Morkedal,.
(BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research), BHP Billiton said on Tuesday that China’s iron ore demand growth is expected leveling off comments also weighed on sentiment. Iron ore Capesize ocean is about one-third.
, But Morkedal said that with the given transport activities in the warm after the storm, shut down Brazil’s rail link restored, Capesize rates recently are expected to hit bottom in the current level.
Baltic Panamax freight index. BPNI rose 1.41%, the average daily earnings rose to 8,037 dollars, but this year the decline still amounted to 39% of the vessels usually carry 6-7 tons, the main cargo coal and grain.
Light vessels and supramax average daily profit rose to $ 7,915 and $ 10,340 respectively.

SOHO my time is not long, but not short, freight forwarding worked with several, most pit father While this is below. First, I note refers specifically to freight forwarding, with his company without so much, because cooperation with the freight forwarding, the final analysis, cooperation with people.

Cooperation began in November last year, a friend introduced, because it is a friend so I did not think too much, and started out his professional performance also makes people feel good, very hard, even with ulterior motives. Sales started to do is to obtain the customer’s trust, the trust has the following on what are easier to handle. The homework he has done well, my sister set up on. And then to report how much he is basically price how much money I gave him, and he looks very Taoxintaofei Oh, what to say about only 400 per shipment profits only oh, say a business is not a long lie, not as Every time a little less profit, the customer to do a long time. Would have said that the last, and I foolishly believed. Had received no prior HKEMS, also thought that the price to keep peer-to Bibi, this is where I lack common sense. Then each is about 70KG of goods, he received my 4800, probably to go seven or eight substandard until February, when I found something wrong, because there are other reported 3800 freight forwarding to me, is still the same ridiculous The company’s freight forwarding, freight forwarding in Ali Want this on their own cropped up. I can only say that the world is very small, Ali Want very powerful.

Then I went to question the father of the pit, the result is death does not recognize, beat to death is not acknowledged. Cheng Si, and insisted that more than four blocks on the profit. Figure out how prices are listed for each one very clear, there is a strange one kilogram over 4 port fees, a lot of excuses, truths a car a car. Angry aging mother blood spray on the table, then the loss of his aging mother trust you, the money has never been this last part of nonsense has always been a payment and delivery, not the slightest bad record. TMD pit father really ah! I also blame the easy to believe in people, he did not do their homework, his aging mother to believe it!

Let’s look at how to deal with this issue pits father’s pieces.
January 29, made a 2 ticket goods to Panama, taking the domestic EMS. Issued January 29, was also no outbreak of the conflict, and cooperation was also good, he said he helped me this 2 votes goods, not from the company to go, then I’ll hit the money on his card. He later learned that his money is collected only to the company very little money. Post 30 recipients, only after the goods have been sent information, the information did not arrive, probably in February to open the query forwarding, the results have not been to the March letting go check freight forwarding, freight forwarding this time I began to take customer service to stall , passing the buck to the post office, post office efficiency is too low.

And one day, I remember very clearly, because that day I was taking a nap, and then I received his information online, told me that the outcome of parts of Panama, and then he sent me to chat with their customer service record to me.

Should be noted that the results of this investigation pieces of the initiative to inform him, and I did not threaten a deadly chain of call every day to go to the results, because I have 2 tickets cargo customers in March, gave up the goods, I actually do not worry, of course, Replenishment of this thing I did not tell forwarding. I just want to see his attitude to the.

And no results, and ask for compensation when the results did not run out of messages, the last man disappeared. Later, the scene appeared very Ridiculous, these two pieces of his aging mother actually sign up on April 28, made a full three months!

 
Channeling customer fraud results through this trick, do not tell me that the company is customer service or ordered, I absolutely believe he is the mastermind.
Here that the next picture, Rober, orientin Maple Leaf and the three international logistics Cao QQ are the same person. Now these names may have changed, but the QQ number is unchanged. Collaboration with my friend when he was in a company, work with me when he changed the company, is now live on their own. Done in this line for so long I believe he also accumulated a lot of customers, and I believe he’s still ripped off customers but also helped count the money, of course, one is willing to kill a wish to suffer, others have none.

I always think that whatever an individual or business, something wrong, point out the inevitable problems, but when something goes wrong, the most easy way is the most clever public relations openly admit its mistakes. If a person / company smart enough, such a small crisis can be turned into to enhance their image and reputation of a good opportunity, the stupid people I totally did not expect.

Personal experience, for all to learn next. Hope you are smart.

The general trend is: DHL, FEDEX, TNT, UPS dominated the four dominant, while the post office in the world is very complete introduction of the EMS system has the challenge to the dominant trend of the four, will soon become the fifth largest dominant.

     And further down is: blossom, but mixed. Led a number of freight forwarding freight forwarding help two dominant spell for the world. Drive a wedge between what the meter, desperate, beautiful women exist in a variety of freight between.
 And as overlord of the 4 + 1 large courier companies continue to provide a forwarding all the right place to collect more loot. All freight advertising over the world, desperately recruiting, and fighting in front of the first freight forwarding clerk then N Gu cottage in order to a customer.

 This is a chaos, the age of heroes freight forwarding, freight forwarding clerk g is the age of death afar! Le zai sad indeed!
 As a freight forwarding clerk, I can not help the vast future, but have ready to go. The start of both ancient times, security has been known SPX afar! Hard struggle! Shipping Shipping! Clients!

26, reporters from the provincial government office that the provincial government just enacted on acceleration of hubei water transportation industry great-leap-forward development of opinion “, put forward by big province of hubei province water to water transportation strong province to change. “Opinions”, put forward by 10 years time, comprehensive wuhan Yangtze river shipping center was built. By 2020, in port throughput capacity to 500 million tons, annual container capacity to 8 million teu, realize the hubei province by water to water transport across the province.

Newport in wuhan as a leader, with the focus on wuhan yangluo port, Lin four room port, JinKou port, sanjiang port area and wuhan shipping center comprehensive service facilities. Wuhan, yichang built, jingzhou, Yellowstone, xiangyang etc. Five comprehensive transportation hub ports, form five regional comprehensive logistics center. “1025″ period, the provincial government continue to arrange 500 million yuan each year special funds for waterway construction, port construction, hull standardization in innovation, water rescue emergency information system construction, equipment configuration safety supervision. Various cities, state, county to intensify the water transportation situation according to the financial industry development input, and the guest come according to each year for another ship passengers buy person accident injury insurance.

The provincial government requirements, and strongly support and along the port city of cultivating shipping services, gathering to further expand the region-harbor function, speed up the “electronic port” construction, optimize port service environment, improve the port comprehensive service efficiency. Planning and wuhan yangluo bonded port area declare for the development of modern logistics, commodity exhibition, warehouse leasing, research and development processing service support multi-level businesses provide supervision.

A ship trading center of wuhan, form for foreign owner, the shipyard, shipping agent of the ship trading market and the Marine equipment market, released simultaneously ship trading information, provide assessment, verification, register transfer, registration such as ship trading “one-stop” service.

September 23,, the transportation department of transportation held in ningbo ningbo daxie China for over-ton ships coal wharf structure reinforcement renovation project of salt scheme review meeting, review in the dock that complete structure reinforcement and reconstruction project, can satisfy berthing DWT bulk cargo ship requirements.

According to understand, since “about the coastal port quay structure reinforcement and reconstruction of the relevant matters notice” published since, daxie China coal terminal 5 salt transportation ministry unit is the review of the first structure of reserved pier. Although the terminal to a, but structure but press DWT construction. The dock after examination by the other terminal area, daxie without substantial engineering, also can increase obtain more anchorage capacity.

It is reported, the national coastal port quay structure reinforcement and reconstruction work meeting will also on October 9 held in ningbo.

44% of the container is late, 11% late to more than two days, and 8% to more than eight days later even, in the face of low ZhunBanLv, customer liner industry had to change the production plan and inventory. The lingering problem in the liner companies and constructing a gap between the customer, make customer pay more, the cost of shipping became changeful art rather than the rigorous science.

“We will be on October 24,, in the asia-europe route called ‘launch day of the new service, maersk”, from China’s main port went to Europe, seven days a week main port with the same cut off; each time booking, as long as is expected to cut off according to delivery date, can get fixed transportation time commitment.” Recently, the maersk shipping in Hong Kong’s chief executive colin said the move would greatly change the operation ways of inherent liner industry, container transport will have an unprecedented high frequency and reliability.

Container routes weeks class the day shift change

At present, the customer commonly questioned whether it can be delivered goods on time, this uncertainty forced them to have to adjust production progress and supply chain in order to adapt to the shipping company’s low ZhunBanLv. “With” the maersk “every day is coming out, the situation will be no more.” Colin said, “everyday maersk” project in course of asia-europe operation 70 vessel, provide delivery service cut off every day, from the Asian four main port (ningbo, Shanghai, yantian, le tanjong pola goods shipped to Europe’s three main port (felix ask, Rotterdam, werder Bremen port), no matter from the four main port which of the Asian ports of loading, for the customer commitment maersk fixed to the delivery from cut off transportation time. “The daily cut off means that once the cargo is produced, you can immediately to sea transport, storage. We need not to trade activities in the most busy asia-europe online to forge a conveyor belt, ocean transportation article for our clients the extension of production line.”

Compared with the traditional mode of transportation, the new service is an important characteristic of container shipping line is, by weeks class the day shift upgrade to. Every day can delivery cut off/cut port, rather than the industry once a week or two before delivery cut off/cut the port of standards. This provides customers with goods production immediately to the sea after opportunity, and in the port of shipment and destination port no longer need to conduct additional storage. Electronic giant and joint stock company logistics technology alike to head Andy Tron think: “if really feasible, have more frequent routes can meet our production progress, reduce inventory, greatly reduce the cost.”

Introduction of the new transportation time fixed concept is “everyday maersk” new service second characteristics. Originally, when customers want to know from the cut off/cut port to a destination of the delivery of the full in the transportation time, shipping industry can inform the shipping time, namely simple calculation of goods in time on ships. But the concept and maersk out, and put forward and more exact transportation time concept, that is, from port of shipment delivery cut off/cut port to port can take delivery time purpose.

Originally from Shanghai to Rotterdam, the general sea voyage to 28 to 32 days, still need for weeks class increased by 3.5 days buffer stock shipping days, plus service for lack of reliability and need more days and buffer from cut off/cut port of loading time to and from the time for delivery to discharge. And now, will this flight always maersk transportation time fixed for 34 days, that is, from cut off/cut port, count 34 days later, customers can extract the goods at destination. “If we can’t promise in transportation time will the goods sent to customers, we will compensate for customers. This is the first such commitment.” Colin said.

Each container can be on time delivery

Due to the liner companies on time delivery rate hovering at the low, provide to ensure on time reliable transport service seems to become “the Arabian nights” and was unable to complete. Along with the “everyday maersk” service, the “curse” launch may be broken. Maersk promise: each containers will be sent to on time.

Transportation chain, how to ensure that complicated each container can “obedient”, according to the transportation time commitment, “darling” from the port of shipment arrival at the port of destination? In the port of shipment to the port of destination article this conveyor belt in the ocean, there are two process control “of the key link,” everyday maersk “suit the remedy to the case.

Excess booking lead to jilt of goods is let liner companies headache of normal process one of the destroyer. According to the “everyday maersk” concept of transportation belt out transportation time, excess booking will never look back. Worried about the production delays, by client or other factors, ship still need a small excess booking. But will “control excess booking,” which means ship reached 100%, maersk utilization of each order will be manifested monitor. “Everyday maersk” will always make sure that the conveyor belt with another ship to meet the needs of the excess booking, that is, the transportation time commitment will not be in the port of main line between Asia the influence of ship operating arrangement. From the customer’s point of view, the main reason for the excess booking is eliminated, because even if transshipment containers, to the time of arrival will not delay, but with another ship arrived on time. Clinton told reporters: “we have and operation is more than 500 ships, among them, more than 70 ships will be for ‘every day provides the service,” maersk to ensure the goods arrived on time, will always final destination.”

Port loading and unloading process control is another important link, related to the goods is on time or to delay. Previously, if the ship docked at the port of shipment containers will be when it was over, more, usually liner companies will rest the completion of the loading of the goods, buy delay risk and disregard. At the same time, in the port of shipment, ship does not guarantee in the designated port of discharge of the goods to the port and the time required for the provisions of the agreement of anchor. For instance, if the time is just enough to reserve the unloading 2000 containers, and ship but with 3600 container, so the ship may delay arrived in the next port. The past practice is to increase the time just in case, but buffer increase of the buffer time is not enough, the delay caused by usually “vicious circle”.

“Everyday maersk”, through all the four main port of loading and management in turn each ship loading of the goods, ensure that ships in the time before the end of the file from port, but there is no ship sailed to the risk of Europe under cabin. This compact shipping arrangements means that can adjust goods transport order, so that will be preferred destination on time according to the order arrived. In the management of each ship goods, “everyday maersk” also considered to unloading site, to avoid the ship to port in Europe on the carrier in the particular port goods more than the provisions of the discharge of the goods time file number of risk. They also for each ship all the time file buffer, so as to reduce the time set the next port ship by delays.

September 26, 8900 cubic meters of plate of Gabon loading “BoLong” wheel of zhangjiagang port wharf, this is zhangjiagang port first mass import lumber, China is the first import a lot of African lumber.

According to information, zhangjiagang port timber imports has been to the hardwood logs, sawn wood imported mainly for small batch container transportation. The import lumber value of $6.42 million, Africa Gabon in May 2010 from the government banned export, our country importer for log to adapt to the forest industry adjustment in the article first established Gabon transportation lumber to send to domestic big wheel.

Gabon is China’s imports of main sources of log is one of Africa’s largest exporter, but the country’s log log the practice of export bans led to a sharp slowdown in timber imports. 2010 China’s import Gabon log 720000 cubic meters of, of which zhangjiagang port import 550000 cubic meters, the same period this year imports is almost zero. At present of wood processing has local Gabon has increased from 25% to 60% in 2012, and is expected to reach 80% in Africa, the subsequent lumber imports will increase.