A tricky situation

For few months, land freight transport in the USA is facing an increasingly complex situation significantly jeopardizing the deadlines for pick-up and delivery of goods.

Shipping companies are looking for solutions to limit the impact on delivery time, but not without overcoming a lot of hurdles. Indeed, it is becoming more and more difficult to insure a door-to-door service, having to leave the goods longer than expected at the port of destination - and thus exceeding the durations of allowed free time - or in a railway hub for lack of road carriers' support.

Main actor of logistics solutions in Lebanon and new Balguerie partner

The Balguerie network of agents continues to evolve and expand across the globe.

Located in Lebanon, Panemar Forwarding has recently joined the many partners affiliated with the Balguerie Group. Joe Bitar, CEO of Panemar Forwarding, and three of his collaborators came to meet with Balguerie Bordeaux teams and visit the premises on March 12 this year. This collaboration will make it possible, on the long term, to develop the France/Lebanon market for the two parties.

China Customs Authorities implement the Order No. 56 effective as of June 1, 2018.

This order commands air and maritime exporters of goods to China to add complementary information on the manifest until then not mandatory, such as:

• Complete contact information of the shipper and consignee (detailed address, phone number, e-mail, etc.)
• USCI of the consignee (China Uniformed Social Credit Index)
• Specific name and description of the product