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The Role of Covid Vaccine in the Overseas Moving Industry

At the end of last year, the news about the Covid vaccine approval spread around the world. This raised the logistics question to the top. A small percentage of companies, if any, involved in supply chain logistics felt ready to take on the challenge right away. What does that mean and how so? Our pro team…

10 questions to ask logistics agents before hiring them?

Having an eCommerce will require you to provide proper services when it comes to delivering items to the customer address. For instance, hiring the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia will still require some questions on your side. This is mostly due to the fact that you should opt for a logistics company that will…

Air Cargo Trends in a Pandemic World

It’s old news that COVID-19 has caused unprecedented damages to the airline industry. Since its outbreak, the passengers’ numbers have been decimated, and many airliners have suffered huge financial losses. Commercial aviation has taken the hardest blow. However, not everything is that bleak. From a logistics standpoint, certain air cargo trends in a pandemic world…

Cross Border Cargo Transportation Challenges

When it comes to cross border shipping, there is always the threat of rising taxes and complex paperwork controls. Besides, COVID-19 has added to the challenges, by slowing down the operations. Our specialists at the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia share with us the main cross border cargo transportation challenges. Let’s jump right into it.

Guide to transporting boats and yachts

Is there anything that comes close to the feeling you get when sailing? The gentle breeze caressing your face, the taste of salt, the lull of waves – that is something hard to describe. Especially to someone that never experienced it first-hand. It’s exhilarating and unique – every single time. Yet, to get to that…

Guide to Reducing Carbon Footprint in Logistics

Logistics are a huge part of our life these days. That means that you can be sure that every time you use logistic services, your environment suffers. But, luckily for us, there are many ways to take care of pollution, and all kinds of it too. If you are hiring some of the best movers and…

Common air freight complications

Moving your goods by yourself is one thing. But, shipping them via air freight from Saudi Arabia to Philippines, is something completely different. There are multiple requests and rules that must be followed. Everything needs to be done by the law and everything must be regulated. These days, due to frequent security and safety issues…

A consignor and a consignee; understanding the positions

Understanding who is a consignor and a consignee can help you handle sending and receiving packages. It doesn’t matter if you are a company or an individual. Or, if you are working with a company or not. Understanding terms when it comes to sending packages is important. This way, you will have less chance of…

How to calculate volumetric weight?

For sure you have heard before the term volumetric weight. But maybe, you weren’t sure what exactly it means and how to use it correctly. This knowledge may come useful to you, especially, if you are planning to ship something with packers and movers in Saudi Arabia. Different shipping companies use slightly different formulae for…