Logistics and Freight Forwarding in Bulgaria http://kgsid.com We care for your loads in Bulgaria Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:13:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Converting shipping cost to a single unit http://kgsid.com/converting-shipping-cost-to-a-single-unit/ http://kgsid.com/converting-shipping-cost-to-a-single-unit/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:26:20 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=397 The reason to write this article was a discussion in LinkedIn initiated by young internship Umamaheshwaran Sundaram who is looking to ways to convert and start providing quotes to a customer per ton. I should admit that similar attempts I have been trying since I have started in the freight forwarding – . . . → Read More: Converting shipping cost to a single unit]]> http://kgsid.com/converting-shipping-cost-to-a-single-unit/feed/ 3 Airfreight to Russia http://kgsid.com/airfreight-to-russia/ http://kgsid.com/airfreight-to-russia/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:46:31 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=375 Russia is the biggest country in the world. It encompasses one sixth of the world’s land spreading in eleven time zones. Add to this heavy customs procedures and you will realize what challenge is to send shipments – especially small ones to places within Russia away from the big cities like Moscow . . . → Read More: Airfreight to Russia]]> http://kgsid.com/airfreight-to-russia/feed/ 1 Hidden Dangerous Goods http://kgsid.com/hidden-dangerous-goods/ http://kgsid.com/hidden-dangerous-goods/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:25:48 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=371 Nowadays goods become more and more complex many of them containing substances which can harm health and environment. These commodities often represent hidden dangerous goods. Examples vary from batteries contained in the equipment to goods containing magnetized material – like speakers.

Transportation of such goods is a challenge for even . . . → Read More: Hidden Dangerous Goods]]> http://kgsid.com/hidden-dangerous-goods/feed/ 2 Beware prepaid freight and shipments from China http://kgsid.com/beware-prepaid-freight-and-shipments-from-china/ http://kgsid.com/beware-prepaid-freight-and-shipments-from-china/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:55:24 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=365 Recently, I have joined an interesting discussion in LinkedIn concerning the “Chinese system of prepaid LCL Shipments”

I am sure the majority of you have experience with this system which cannot be called Chinese at all because it is also applied in India and all over the world where there . . . → Read More: Beware prepaid freight and shipments from China]]> http://kgsid.com/beware-prepaid-freight-and-shipments-from-china/feed/ 3 Courier or freight forwarder ? http://kgsid.com/courier-or-freight-forwarder/ http://kgsid.com/courier-or-freight-forwarder/#comments Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:07:29 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=360 What is the difference between freight forwarder and a courier?  I have been often asked that question. Well, from operational point of view the difference is tremendous but from customers point of view the difference is none. Why?

The customer perception is that both couriers and forwarders offer the same . . . → Read More: Courier or freight forwarder ?]]> http://kgsid.com/courier-or-freight-forwarder/feed/ 1 Al Italia has lifted the embargo for cargo to Lagos, Nigeria http://kgsid.com/al-italia-has-lifted-the-embargo-for-cargo-to-lagos-nigeria/ http://kgsid.com/al-italia-has-lifted-the-embargo-for-cargo-to-lagos-nigeria/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:07:01 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=358 The airline Al Italia has lifted the embargo on cargo shipments to Lagos, Nigeria.

Now you can send all of your rate requests and bookings for air cargo shipments from Sofia airport to Lagos.

The flight schedule is as follow:

Departure from Sofia airport every day of the week except Saturday when . . . → Read More: Al Italia has lifted the embargo for cargo to Lagos, Nigeria]]> http://kgsid.com/al-italia-has-lifted-the-embargo-for-cargo-to-lagos-nigeria/feed/ 0 KG SID Facebook page http://kgsid.com/kg-sid-facebook-page/ http://kgsid.com/kg-sid-facebook-page/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:39:33 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=355 OK we are already in Facebook.

If you join KG SID page in Facebook you can see the newest developments in the industry in Bulgaria, promotions for various products, you will have information about new opportunities for the loads of your customer’s loads in Bulgaria and which is most . . . → Read More: KG SID Facebook page]]> http://kgsid.com/kg-sid-facebook-page/feed/ 0 Do forwarders understand their customers? http://kgsid.com/do-forwarders-understand-their-customers/ http://kgsid.com/do-forwarders-understand-their-customers/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:24:31 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=344 Recently I have read report published by Eyerfortransport which has been researching through various aspects of the relations between shippers and forwarders. As the link to the report download is not working anymore, I take the liberty to provide link for downloading the report here.

I would like to focus . . . → Read More: Do forwarders understand their customers?]]> http://kgsid.com/do-forwarders-understand-their-customers/feed/ 0 1000 freighters in twenty years forsees Airbus http://kgsid.com/1000-freighters-in-twenty-years-forsees-airbus/ http://kgsid.com/1000-freighters-in-twenty-years-forsees-airbus/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 06:36:51 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=338 The demand for these aircraft is driven primarily by the need to replace aircraft with newer more eco-efficient models in mature markets, dynamic . . . → Read More: 1000 freighters in twenty years forsees Airbus]]> http://kgsid.com/1000-freighters-in-twenty-years-forsees-airbus/feed/ 0 Selling Freight Forwarding Services http://kgsid.com/selling-freight-forwarding-services/ http://kgsid.com/selling-freight-forwarding-services/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:50:09 +0000 georgibstoilov http://kgsid.com/?p=333 2 months ago I have posted the article Converting sales lead to order – forwarders tale. In this post I have tried to attract the attention of the forwarding community to an important but highly undervalued process. The process of sales.  As any process the process of sales has an input which . . . → Read More: Selling Freight Forwarding Services]]> http://kgsid.com/selling-freight-forwarding-services/feed/ 8