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As we mentioned in our last International Shipping 101 post here: [url=http://www.twiglobal.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry110617-131321](Shipping Terms A-F)[/url], we know all the lingo thrown around when shipping international freight can sometimes be confusing. Following are explanations of some of those tricky terms, beginning with letters E...

Air freight is the predominant method for transportation of exhibit material overseas. It is very quick, and can service most parts of the world. With the dominance of parcel services like Fed-Ex and UPS, air freight has become a very normal part of everyday transport. If choosing to use air freight for exhibits, you just need to be aware...

BILLING From left to right above: Destinee Marshall, Carolina Aviles, Matasha Aiken, Cathy Thibodeau Our billing team receives the costs of sales invoices and generates invoicing our clients. They are all extremely conscious of their responsibility for completing on-time billing to our clients. COLLECTIONS From left to...

This year’s CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia shows saw an exciting change—they were held in new and different venues respectively. For the first time, the shows were not held at the Singapore Expo but were split in two separate locations throughout the city. BroadcastAsia was held at Suntec Convention Center which is in close proximity to...

We know us shipping types like to throw around a lot of lingo that can sometimes get confusing, so to make your life a little easier, we thought we'd explain some of the most commonly used shipping terms. Following are some of those terms, beginning with letters A through D: Agent – One who negotiates contracts or acts in the legal...

The Project Management department is the new focused foundation of TWI and its forward-thinking vision to grow and better serve the worldwide tradeshow logistics market from within the company. The Project Management department is responsible for developing and managing trade shows and conferences data and schedules, assessing and...

People often call Singapore ‘Asia for Beginners’ because of its East-meets-West mix of modern city-state and classic Asian cultures. I think Singapore is less a beginning and more of a wonderful adventure all its own. From the moment you walk into Changi Airport (usually at midnight after 20+ hours of travel) you see so much of the...

Say hello to TWI New York. TWI New York opened its doors in 1985. It was a simple two-person office and those two people were responsible for everything. There were no Sales, Operations or Billing departments. There was not even a fax machine at first; the information highway was a telex machine. Everything was sold, moved and billed by 2...

Las Vegas is unique in so many ways, but when it comes to trade shows venues, I would have to say that we surpass any other city in the country. With three major convention facilities and dozens of hotels that all have their own convention arenas, we have millions of square feet to work with! • Las Vegas Convention Center – 3.2...

Vale! Vale! If there is one thing that stood out from my experiences in Barcelona (besides, of course, the exceptional food, beautiful city, and friendly people), it is the slang word “vale” which means anything from “okay,” to “I understand,” to “I agree”. It is a slang word heard frequently and it’s very, very easy to pick up...