When the last straw breaks the camel’s back, the mind conjures up wistful images of customers who are loyal to a fault, toppling your nearest competitor, or just selling everything and moving off-grid. Anything but what’s happening now. Well, while besting your competition is a triumph in itself, here’s a blue ocean alternative future to consider (which totally pushes the competition out the window). For a start let’s explore the sourcing, processing or supply of hard-to-find or volatile chemicals, powders or solid state materials which are used in the manufacturing of high value commercial and consumer goods. The extra cost and complexity in providing these necessary materials – in terms of sourcing, storage and transportation - makes most people shy away from getting started. These materials which count magnetic, caustic and explosive amongst their characteristics are called Dangerous Goods (DG) in logistics terms and have specific handling procedures to ensure a safe working and transportation environment. Some goods require special tests and packaging in order to get loaded onto transport vehicles. Sounds daunting? For some, perhaps. But Alien Logistics has DG certified staff and partners; and we handle dangerous goods on a daily basis so you can always bounce your ideas off us to plan your DG supply chain.
So, go ahead, be bold and look for the big ideas where few go fishing!
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8/6/2018 1 Comment celebrating the oceanLying back on a beach holiday, having a cold drink and eating oysters – sounds like something I need to do for 6 months at a go, twice a year. Being anywhere beside the ocean brings peace to many a tired, urban soul. But more than that, it’s a source of food and minerals as well as the means of transport for almost 90% of cargo that’s sent around the world. Shipping by sea is by far the most economical and ecological as compared to the other modes of transport owed to the fact that the oceans allow for almost limitless amounts of cargo to be carried by a vehicles which emit less and less pollution per tonne of cargo carried.
There are over 200 ports and harbours in Japan which indicate how important waterway traffic is in this country. It also makes Japan very eco-friendly when it comes to transporting goods from the hundreds of manufacturers dotting the country. The team at Alien Logistics works with partners in Japan to navigate the waters of import and export for foodstuff, ceramics, electronics, manufacturing materials and other items on a weekly basis – so if you’re looking to buy and/or sell things to and from Japan, we would be a great sounding board for you to plan your shipping and distribution.
So, what do most Japanese do on Ocean Day? |