What to Consider in Choosing Air Freight Forwarder during the Christmas Season?

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The Christmas season is fast approaching. In a country like the Philippines, where gift-giving is a tradition, it is an important thing that the gifts they prepare would be appreciated by the recipients. So whether they are miles away from their loved ones, they see to it that they were able to deliver their simple gifts. That is why air freight forwarders are really of great help in the Philippines, especially for parents, uncles, brothers and sisters who were working across the miles.

Christmas could be considered as one of the longest celebrated occasions in the Philippines. Filipinos have a colorful Christmas celebration. Children singing Christmas carols could be heard from the streets. Christmas lights twinkling in every street. Though, decorated by Christmas decors, a family’s Christmas celebration is incomplete with the absence of a family member or two.

Consequently, a family member who got to spend his Christmas out of the country due to work is a sad situation. And as the season approaches, a typical Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) starts to save presents for his family and loved ones staying in the Philippines.

And the possible way he could send his love is through air freight companies in the Philippines. Air freight and shipping companies serve as their bridge of love and communication. And with the number of issues revolving around the “Balikbayan Boxes”, overseas Filipino workers make sure that they set qualities in choosing the orient freight they could rely on.

So, what are the things an OFW needed to check for a reliable air freight forwarder?

First is the history of the freight forwarder company. This is one of the factors you must consider to assesses the quality of the service a freight forwarder offers. It is good to run a little background check on the freight forwarder company, especially if it is the first time you will use their service. Checking the service history will let you know about the services offered and how the company takes care of their clients’ needs. Also, this will let you know if the freight forwarder is legit and committed on helping their customers.

The next thing you should look into (and may be the one of the most important) is if the company offers insurance for lost packages and items. You have no control of what could happen the moment you hand over your package to an air freight forwarder. So, it is important if you’re assured of its safety.

Third is the cost of shipping. It is important that the cost of shipping is in parallel to the service the individual receives if he is going to avail the service. That is why it is really important to check the company’s profile before availing the service.

A “Balikbayan Box” or any package any individual wish to deliver to his family surely is of great importance for him. In line with this, freight forwarders must share the same sentiments through their quality of service. So, the most important factor anyone must consider is not just the level of professionalism a forwarder possesses. But their unwavering commitment and loyalty they have for their customers and not only because there is money involved.

So, if you are reading this and you are an overseas Filipino worker (or you have one family member who is), it wouldn’t hurt to take note of these things. Christmas is near and surely you are preparing gifts for your loved ones. So better choose an air freight company in the Philippines you can trust your fruits of hard labor. 

The Secret World of Air Freight Forwarding

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This is a video presentation from the Youtube Channel of WideopenVideoMusic and this is about the secret world of Air Freight.

We often neglect how things are transported to our home, neighborhood, stores, malls, and others. We are not aware of the process in which they undergo and how they arrived on the market.

With this video, we can have the awareness of this freight forwarding service, the air freight forwarding.

For more information regarding the technical aspect of air freight, just follow these posts:

What is Freight Forwarding?

Air Freight Forwarding Is Crucial To Your Business. Learn Why!

This is for educational purposes only, all credits goes to WideopenVideosMusic.

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Air Freight Forwarding Is Crucial To Your Business. Learn Why!

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If you’ve got a growing business, and it includes shipments around the world, then the need for air cargo is a must.

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Air freight forwarding is one the mainstream service that is provided by freight forwarding companies. Nowadays, the market needs express services to meet all the demands, especially, the time sensitive deliveries. And the best way to deal with that demand is to rely on air freight forwarding. (See Air Freight Philippines as an example)

Most businesses today uses the advantage of technology to boost their business. Some well know example of that are the Alibaba, Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, and many more (Taken from the 2014 Research and Markets: The Leading E-Commerce Companies 2014 post from Yahoo! News). They are known for their top grossing E-Commerce Business. And all of them use freight forwarding services to deliver their products to their customers.

The importance of several freight forwarding services can be reflected from those top e-commerce companies. I believe that they just started from local deliveries, have grown to state level, have increased in sales and expanded to domestic or national level, and until they have gained so much growth that the need for the air freight had finally risen.

If you will ignore the need for air freight forwarding, your business will not grow. Most companies use this service to integrate with other types of transport services to reach a much wider range of customer coverage and product distribution. So you better contact a provider and use their service to help your business grow. Some of the capabilities that an air freight forwarding service provider like Orient Freight offers are door-to-door shipping, consolidation and direct service, express or next flight out service, charter flights, and sea-air service. You can see the list of their freight services from their website http://orientfreight.com/.  

For companies that use imported materials, they are hiring 3PL or Third Party Logistics Provider to handle all the transactions and to speed up their operations. The provider then delivers all their materials to the production lines through container freight station, devanning, and trucking. A reliable and accredited provider manages all the processes of this supply chain management system. Although it may be a little bit costly to avail these services, but in that way, the production will not be delayed, and the income will continue to increase. The same goes for those companies that export their products, the process will just be reversed as from the point of production to point of destination.

Imagine if there are no freight forwarding companies, how would the process be if the clients are to manually do all the logistics process? It would cost them so much that the income will be put into jeopardy. Thanks to 3PL firms, they skillfully and professionally handle all types of transactions and ensure product safety and deliver them on time.

Customer satisfaction is also another factor for your business to grow. The faster you deliver their orders and products, the more they will be satisfied. Loyalty will also be developed because if they can rely on your quality service, they will return for more business transaction. Others will even try to be part of your business.

With those reasons, truly, air freight forwarding is essential for your business to grow.

Related Topics:

3PL
What is Freight Forwarding?

Phases of Logistics Management

Container Freight Station

What are the Advantages of Container Freight?