31 Jan More Blank Sailings on the Horizon
The outlook for container shipping post-Lunar New Year is looking increasingly bleak, as more lines are caving to the mounting pressure and announcing an increasing number of blank sailings. The industry...
Author: Colin Smith
19 Jan New Service Announcement: Exporting Excellence
Export volumes are now approaching pre-pandemic levels so Future Forwarding is excited to announce we have partnered with OOCL for a WEEKLY consolidation box to the UK. Our consolidation box...
30 Dec The Future of Carbon Neutral Shipping
As the world's carbon emissions continue to increase, businesses are making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint. One way they can do this is by opting for carbon-neutral shipping. Despite...
15 Dec Changing Trade Volume at the Port of Savannah
While October was the Port of Savannah’s second busiest month on record, moving 552,800 TEUs, in November that number fell to 464,883 TEUs, 30,866 less than November 2021. Yet, even...
29 Nov Modernization Means Automation: Forwarding the Future
One of the jobs with the highest turnover rates in logistics is truck unloading. One way to meet this need is automation and Pickle Robot Company is stepping into the...
15 Nov USTR Request for Public Comments on 301 Investigation
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a formal notice to the Federal Register the next steps in the statutory four-year review of the Section 301 Tariffs. The...
31 Oct The Importance of Supply Chain Mapping
With an increasing emphasis being placed by CBP on importers to know the source of every component and raw material in their supply chain, the agency now recommends that importers...
14 Oct Future Forwarding Celebrating 45 Years
Future Forwarding rang in a landmark birthday by doing what we’ve always done, what we’re known for, delivering excellent service to our customers. Future Forwarding was born in Leeds, England on...
31 Aug Felixstowe: Ships Surge Post Strike
The Felixstowe scheduled strikes came and went, and the eight days of inactivity at the port has resulted in a pileup that’s going to take a while to process. Where...
15 Aug Future Forwarding Partnering for Online Invoice Payments
The trend by consumers to move to more electronic forms of payment and eliminate traditional payment methods which took off during the pandemic is only accelerating. Understandably business to business...