Moving and Storage for the College Student If term papers, exams, and finals aren’t enough, the end of the college semester brings a few special headaches for the college student. How in the world is all of the stuff you brought to school for the semester -- not to mention all the can’t-live-without-items you accumulated during the term -- going to make it home? For many college students, moving … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Finding a Packaging and Shipping Company in Boston, Massachusetts
Trying to find a packaging and shipping company in Boston, Massachusetts can be challenging. A quick Google search turns up dozens, if not hundreds of Boston, Massachusetts packaging and shipping companies, ranging from small Mom & Pop operations through the nationally recognized chain packaging and shipping companies. The question is: how do you know which of these Boston, Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Export Crating Rules and Specifications – Who knew?
“Who knew that sending merchandise overseas could be such a headache?” Dylan Godwin shook his head. “You don’t even want to know what happened when I tried to send some collectible figurines to Brazil -- the export crating rules and specifications are so complex and confusing that it’s almost impossible to figure them out.” He shrugged. “Of course, if you mess them up, you wind up paying extra … [Read more...]
The Challenges International College Students Face
You know as well as anybody the challenges international college students face. One typical dilemma occurs at the end of every school year. That’s when students must figure out what to do with their things until the fall. Boston Pack and Ship, small load pack and shipping specialists for the past two decades, created an International Students division just to accommodate international student … [Read more...]
Student self storage
Student self storage is also a secure solution to student storage needs. Student self storage is convenient, safe and cost-effective. Student Self Storage is also ideal for all your document and data storage. Like our possessions, student self storage is clearly here to stay. We provide an even better alternative to student self storage. “Moving in and out of a city apartment or dorm room is … [Read more...]
Finding an International Shipping and Warehouse Company
Searching for an international shipping and warehouse company can be tricky. Service offerings are confusing: some international shipping and warehouse companies offer cold storage, freight forwarding, pool distribution, cross docking, co-packaging and fulfillment, and the increasingly popular multi-modal transport. That all sounds great -- if you know what it means. If, like me, you’re just … [Read more...]
Considering Wooden Shipping Crates Construction
Wooden shipping crates are everywhere. You can’t walk through a warehouse or across a loading dock without seeing one of these ubiquitous boxes, protecting and concealing everything from machinery to clothing, fine foods to industrial equipment. Yet have you ever thought about how they’re made? If you’ve ever pondered wooden shipping crates construction, perhaps you’ve imagined a very boring … [Read more...]
Three Things Your International Freight Shipping Company Wishes You Knew
Shipping freight internationally can be complex. It’s a mystifying process: your merchandise leaves your warehouse, only to disappear for an indefinite amount of time, to somehow mysteriously reappear at its destination. There’s reams of paperwork and an alphabet soup of abbreviations to navigate. Life could be easier for all parties, however, if there was a better understanding of what was … [Read more...]
Finding a Great Cross Country Moving Company
Military families, professionals, and people on the go: all share a common challenge - finding a cross country moving company who can do the job and do it well. Packing up an entire household and sending it from one coast to the other can be a logistical nightmare -- unless you have a cross country moving company that is up to the task. There are a number of options to consider when looking … [Read more...]
Relocation Recon: Finding an International Furniture Shipping Company
The world is getting smaller. We’re moving further than we ever have before: for our careers, our educations, even our retirements. Moving our families around the globe can be a challenge. You’ll want the services of an international furniture shipping company. Why? For one reason, it’s a matter of the distances involved. Bear in mind that a company that might do a perfectly adequate job … [Read more...]
