Friendshoring Strategy: Merits & Myths
Friendshoring. Sounds like a nice word, doesn’t it? It evokes images of two countries holding hands and happily walking down the path to duty-free trade. But shifting production to more “tariff-friendly” countries isn’t necessarily the free pass some think it is....
Will Expansion of U.S. 301 Tariffs Send China Plus One Strategies into Hyperdrive?
President Biden’s recent expansion of 301 tariffs on certain China imports may send corporate China Plus One (C+1) initiatives into hyperdrive as more and more manufacturers relocate production from China to tariff-friendly countries in Southeast Asia and India....
A Guide to Global Shipping of Medical Equipment and Devices
Shipping medical equipment is a sub-set of the global shipping industry that requires specialized expertise. Whether it’s laboratory testing devices or large, diagnostic scanners, these machines can contain fragile gauges, lenses, mirrors, computer chips and other...
