In today’s highly competitive world, businesses in Perth and around the world are increasing their use of outsourcing. Outsourcing can assist businesses by allowing them to focus on their core competencies, providing more flexibility and reduce costs. Contract Logistics or warehousing is one of the main functions that is outsourced to 3PL providers with 73% of global shippers outsourcing their warehousing according to the 2014 18th Annual Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Study. Continue reading to learn 5 tips when outsourcing to a 3PL provider in Perth.

As the person responsible for sea freight forwarding to/from the USA, staying informed on trade lane conditions can be challenging. Domestic delays within the USA are impacting sea freight services to and from Australia. These delays are mainly being caused by domestic issues and full vessels and not by the negotiations between the PMA and ILWU.

Read on to learn details on what is causing the delays and what you can do to be prepared.

Staying up to date on what is happening with the import sea freight services market is difficult. The market is very dynamic and with so many shipping lines, trade lanes and freight forwarding companies, how do you stay informed. Each month, BCR publishes an update that looks at what has happened in the sea freight services market for the past month and what is expected. Read on to learn our opinion on what is to come for the remainder of August and September.

The number of businesses outsourcing freight forwarding and other 3PL services are increasing. The 2014 Third-Party Logistics Study, which has been running for 18 years, reports that 62% of companies are outsourcing to freight forwarders and 52% outsourcing to customs brokers. And the number of companies or shippers outsourcing 3PL services is increasing. Read on to learn what is most important to shippers when selecting a outsourced 3PL and how you can improve the performance of your freight forwarders in Melbourne, or for that matter Sydney, Brisbane or Perth.

Since 1996, BCR, an international freight forwarder and logistics company, has been delivering a reliable and efficient sea freight consolidation service from Taiwan to the east and west coast of Australia.

Worldwide, more companies are outsourcing part of their supply chain to third party logistics (3PL) providers. According to the 2014 18^th Annual Third-Party Logistics Study, globally, 73% of shippers outsource their warehousing to a 3PL. With Queensland’s population growth amongst the highest in Australia, it is anticipated that more companies will require warehousing in Brisbane. Read on to learn 5 tips when outsourcing warehousing in Brisbane.

As the person responsible for decisions on import freight into Australia, you most likely are a very busy person. It is difficult to stay on top of all of the market changes with regards to sea freight services and rates and thus difficult to know if you are working with a transparent and fair freight forwarder.

To assist you in staying informed on the sea freight services market, each month we will share some high level market information on major import trade lanes to Australia.

Read on to see what is forecast for the remainder of July and early August 2014.