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CBP Ramping Up Enforcement On In-Bond Movement and Usage

As a customer broker holding a national permit, Sobel Network Shipping can clear arriving cargo at any port of entry in the United States. The port of entry – for Customs’ purposes – is the port where the entrance is submitted and released. This can be either the port where the vessel arrives – New […]

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A importância de se fazer o seguro da carga

Desde o fim de novembro, uma série de incidentes ocorridos com navios de carga levaram à perda de milhares de contêineres. A maior parte deles estava em trânsito entre os Estados Unidos e a Ásia. Recentemente, um outro navio que estava seguindo rumo ao Oeste perdeu dezenas de contêineres vazios, que estavam sendo enviados para […]

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As Biden assembles trade team, China relationship to remain “status quo.”

At the beginning of March, fifty or so days into the Biden Administration as of publishing, the President’s Cabinet, Ambassadors, and other Executive Office personnel continue to move through the nomination and confirmation process. For businesses involved in international trade – specifically with China – the team setting policy and managing the relationship will include […]

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The Benefits of Using Cargo Insurance

Since the end of November, a spate of incidents at sea has led to the loss at sea of thousands of containers. Most were filled with cargo in transit between the US and Asia. Still, one westbound vessel lost several empty containers desperately needed to fill with export orders bound for America and Europe. While […]

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Como proteger sua cadeia de suprimentos em meio à pandemia

A pandemia de Covid-19 mudou o mundo, desde a forma como as pessoas se relacionam à maneira de se fazer negócios. No caso das cadeias de suprimentos, a pandemia tem sido um obstáculo enorme. Manter o bom funcionamento da cadeia de suprimentos em tempos normais já não é algo fácil, mas o desafio agora é […]

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Involuntary Blank Sailings Causing Problems for Shippers

We have now entered the period of the Lunar New Year holiday when Chinese manufacturing slows down and China’s citizens undertake what has, until the past two years, been recognized as the largest human migration as people return to their home cities and villages to celebrate. The typical New Year pattern Until the pandemic struck […]

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Tradicional empresa de shipping abre escritório em Miami e facilita a vida de brasileiros

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Empresa de transporte internacional de cargas está há mais de 70 anos no mercado e oferece toda a logística necessária para o comércio entre Brasil e EUA A Sobel Network Shipping Co.,Inc., empresa que está no ramo de transporte internacional de cargas há mais de 70 anos, acaba de inaugurar uma unidade em Miami, Flórida. […]

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5 Steps to Improve the E-Commerce Fulfillment Process

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As businesses continue to rely on the e-commerce side of their business operations, it’s important to completely optimize and streamline all of your e-commerce fulfillment processes. Not only has e-commerce been growing the past 5 -10 years, but 2020 has forced businesses to revamp and revitalize any sluggish e-commerce offerings. Without an e-commerce fulfillment process, […]

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How to Maintain Your Material Handling Equipment

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A supply chain has to keep actively moving to stay effective and efficient. Any disruptions can cause major ripple effects down the supply chain, potentially hurting the operations of your business. A big part of the productivity of your supply chain relies on the equipment that your team is using to handle cargo and materials, […]

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3 Ways to Lower Your Freight Shipping Costs

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Running a business can be a costly venture, especially with all of the salaries, rent, utilities, and taxes you have to pay. When you include the cost of freight shipping costs, it can usually take a large portion of your budget, even without the threat inflating prices. Finding simple ways to lower your shipping costs […]

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