If you’re shipping goods to Asia, this is an important article for you to read. At Smart Directions, we’re keen on keeping our customers up to date with changing markets and impacts on the global supply chain. We have an ear to the ground, and this update is no different. Asia, What’s the word hummingbird? Read More
The team at Smart Directions are always looking at ways to improve the transparency within the logistics sector, especially when it comes to surcharges and other costs. After all, in this economy, we’re all keen to trim the edges or save our margins. So when we received word of shipping surcharge surges, we thought it Read More
Smart Directions are no stranger to the “problems of parcels” and redelivery in the UK. We know that it can be inconvenient, costly and chaotic when a delivery is booked but the goods are not received. In 2020, the cost of each failed delivery was estimated at £11.60*. That might not sound too expensive, until Read More
Fuel surcharges are an extra fee that carriers like DHL, UPS, TXT, and FedEx charge on top of their standard shipping rates. In the good old days, fuel surcharges were straight pass-through levies accurately reflecting a carrier’s fuel costs. But those days are long gone. Now, they routinely trade fuel prices and surcharges to eke Read More
