Posted on Tue, Apr 27, 2010
It is once again spring cleaning time. For our
eBay customers this means extra money in their pockets.
Weather we are shipping pieces of furniture as freight from Houston, or wrapping and shipping fine china, we are able to help our customers sell their items on eBay.
We even list items from estates and then ship them all over the country.
We can custom crate their sales, or just box up and ship the less expensive eBay items.
We offer both domestic and international shipping for all eBay items. If your final customer is in Kazakhstan, Italy or Omaha, we can ship your eBay sale.
Our eBay customers drop off their items to sell. We do the research, list the item, answer all questions, ship the item, and then cut our customers a check.
eBay selling in Houston is made easy at pack n send.
For all your eBay needs in Houston and shipping needs, please contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.
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Posted on Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Pack n send is still monitoring worldwide air shipping. Our containers are leaving as scheduled, but air shipments to Europe are still delayed. Some of the reasons for the delays in passenger air and freight shipments are outlined in the article below.
Sections of an article written by JAD MOUAWAD and MATTHEW L. WALD are reproduced below
As airlines were forced to ground flights for five days in the wake of the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, some criticized the European authorities as having overreacted and needlessly stranding millions of passengers and tons of cargo. But with flights scheduled to slowly resume Tuesday, the industry's record shows a very low level of tolerance for getting airplanes anywhere near volcanic ash.
"We've been flying for over 100 years, but volcanoes have been around for a lot longer and frankly, they win," said Capt. Rory Kay, the head of air safety at the Air Line Pilots Association and a Boeing 757 and 767 pilot. "We have to treat them with the greatest respect."
Even though volcanoes have always been a threat to aviation, there are no guidelines for dealing with volcanic ash clouds other than to avoid them - in contrast with the standards for dozens of other potentially hazardous situations like landing in low visibility.
Jet engines are vulnerable to ash, which can cause engines to stall, or shut down. The ash, which acts like millions of pieces of shredded glass, can also scrape the paint off the planes or sandblast the windshield. Ash clouds are also tricky to make out, since they can resemble vapor clouds.
"There is almost no day where there is no volcanic ash cloud somewhere in the world that people are tracking and trying to avoid," said Tom Murray, the director of the Volcano Science Center, part of the United States Geological Survey, in Anchorage. "It is that frequent. There is a lot of activity you need to keep track of."
If you have any questions about Houston freight shipping or Houston container shipping, please feel free to contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.
Posted on Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Pack n send is still waiting for definitive times for airport openings. As seen by just a few sentences from A Reuters article, governments are working together in order to open airspace. There has been no word from our freight forwarding partners as to when freight will move on schedule.
Both Fed Ex and UPS are monitoring the situations on an hourly basis, but have not yet established time timetable when freight will move on schedule.
As soon as pack n send has this information at hand, we will pass it on to our customers.
Part of an article from Reuters follows:
BRUSSELS - European officials carved up the sky Monday, creating three zones to more quickly break the flight deadlock caused by volcanic ash flowing from Iceland over Europe. Many more flights will be able to take off on Tuesday, the bloc said.
European countries can resume airline traffic in designated "zones" where the threat of ash is considered less dangerous, French officials said after a meeting of the bloc's 27 transport ministers.
Under the accord, one area - defined by the European air traffic control agency Euro control - will remain entirely off limits to flights. Another area will be open to all flights and a third area will be a caution zone in which some flights will be allowed.
If we can answer any questions about Houston packing, Houston freight, or shipping internationally, please feel free to contact us at 713 266 1450.
Posted on Fri, Apr 16, 2010
As the Icelandic volcano has stranded passengers, the impact on freight forwarding and small package moving is bound to also be felt both in the United States and throughout Europe.
Pack n send is waiting for notification from both Ups, Fed Ex, Dhl and our partners in freight forwarding in Houston in order to assess time delays for our customers. As this information becomes available, pack n send will post the information on our web site.
Until then we are posting the following article for our customers who may be using our luggage shipping to Europe.
The article is By Richard Anderson , the Business reporter, BBC News.
The fallout from the Icelandic volcano will be felt a long time after the ash has settled.
For while the majority of flights may be back in the air by the beginning of next week, it will be many more days before the airlines have got their schedules back on track.
And that means more delayed flights for thousands of passengers, many of whom may be under the false impression that, once the ash clears, planes will be free to fly as normal.
"Airlines face a logistical nightmare," explains Barry Turner-Woods, contributing editor of Airlines World.
Not only will there be a backlog of flights to clear, but planes are stranded across the world in destinations thousands of miles from where they need to be.
Domino effect
Flight schedules are intricate and complex, and the consequences of missing just one flight, let alone hundreds, can be far reaching.
For example, as John Strickland, director of the aviation consultancy JLS Consulting, explains, an Air New Zealand flight from Hong Kong to London was forced to land in Frankfurt.
As a result, it had to cancel the flight back to Hong Kong. Another of the carrier's aircraft got into London from Los Angeles before the airspace closure -but meaning it had to cancel a London to LA flight because that plane is stuck at Heathrow Airport.
The domino effect only loses momentum once the airlines can start flying again.
"This is a really big headache, especially for long-haul operators," says Mr Strickland.
"Airlines rely on a carefully-planned sequence of flights. Once the sequence is broken, it is very hard to catch up, particularly on complex routes such as the UK to Asia or Australia."
And as more airports fall under the volcanic cloud, the problem will only get worse, particularly when those airports are international hubs such as Paris and Frankfurt, both of which were closed on Friday.
Jet lag
The logistics involved in getting back on track are hard to grasp - it's not simply a question of waiting for the ash to clear and sending the planes on their way.
"In some cases, airlines won't be able to stick with the same crew,"
For updates on freight shipping in Houston and the rest of the United States, please feel free to contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.
Posted on Fri, Apr 02, 2010
Pack n send is posting this article that was found in the Handy Shipping Guide. It emphasizes that nations are now working together in order to protect worldwide freight shipments.
SOMALIA - In a significant development the Chinese have agreed to integrate their anti-piracy patrols off of the Horn of Africa with those of the EU, NATO and the US. Up until now the Chinese had largely limited their operations to protecting their own shipping in the region and this latest move is a major step for international cooperation in combating the menace.
The Chinese will now fully join the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) alliance which defends shipping in a protected route through the waters close to Somalia where attacks are frequent.
The three Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships currently patrolling the area will now coordinate fully with other nation's convoy efforts and the Chinese will take part in the rolling chairmanship of the naval task force.
The new level of consensus is part of a plan agreed last year and a result of an increasing awareness in China of the need for their military to play a greater role in world security issues in order to protect their interests internationally.
The new agreement is also hoped to assuage the concerns of other nations in its own geo-political region, as well as the USA, who for several years have voiced concerns over China's navy turning from a modest ‘white-water', or largely coastal fleet, to one with significant power-projection potential.
It should also help quiet the increasing clamor amongst the Chinese public who become increasingly vocal about their nations need to assert itself more fully on the international scene, especially after the seizure of the bulk vessel De Xin Hai last year by Somali pirates.
Whatever the Geo-political reasons, any agreement that improves security in the waters of Somalia and Yemen will be welcome by those involved in the shipping industry. Last year saw 217 reported incidents and 47 vessels hijacked off of the coast of Somalia.
For help with your international freight or Houston shipping, please feel free to contact pack n send at 713 266 1450.
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Posted on Mon, Jan 18, 2010
The New York Times last week covered the squeeze put on ports around the world as shipping companies try to save money by moving freight less often. Across the board in 2009, the world saw a decrease in freight activity at all major ports.
Fortunately, container imports at 10 major American ports are on the rise in 2010. Starting in February, after 31 months in decline, the National Retail Federation and IHS Global Insight expect a turnaround.
Already here at Pack n Send, we're seeing a slight increase in freight activity. From international shipping and nationwide furniture shipping, to small eBay shipping orders and auto transport, we're already sensing a turnaround in the economy. There is no shortage of families moving to Houston, which might explain why we're keeping busy.
Source: The New York Times