Romania
The southeastern European nation of Romania is bound geographically by the Black Sea, Danube River, and Carpathian Mountains. It is bound politically by the states of Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Its 20 million inhabitants rank it seventh in the E.U., and its capital city, Bucharest, is the sixth largest city in Europe. Historically, […]
Italy
Italy is home to some of the world’s leading producers of luxury goods, and there are many foreign companies who are looking to bring these highly desired products into their stores. In order to pass savings on to customers, companies should turn to Ocean Transportation Services Freight Forwarding Inc. to help minimize their transportation costs. […]
Portugal
The nation of Portugal has for centuries been a leader in international commerce. Before Columbus ever sailed, Portuguese navigators were rounding the southern cape of Africa, sailing on to India, and erasing many blank spaces on Europeans’ world maps. Though today the Portuguese have lost most of their once vast empire, they have not at […]
France
Getting goods to and from France is easy when you turn to Ocean Transportation Services Freight Forwarding Inc. for all your freight forwarding needs. France is a beautiful country with a reputation for producing luxurious goods, so it makes sense that many foreign companies look to import products from France. Whether you are looking to […]
Austria
The Republic of Austria is a landlocked central-European nation of 8.5 million that lies entirely within the Alps mountain range. A majority of the locals speak Bavarian dialects, though standard German is the official language. Vienna is the capital and the most populous city (1.7 million), though there are other major towns, such as Salzburg […]
Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf, Germany is the capital of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the central city of the Rhine-Ruhr metro zone. The city is located at the convergence of the Düssel and Rhine Rivers and is the sixth largest city in Germany at 1.2 million. The whole metro zone has a grand total of over 11 […]
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the sixth most populous city in Germany at 600 068. It is the center of a metro zone of 5.3 million and is surrounded by a ring of smaller towns. The city is known as the “Swabian Metropolis” due to its position in central […]
Germany
Germany is the leading economy in Europe, and foreign companies enjoy doing business with German companies due to the high quality of their work and the well-educated work force throughout the country. Getting goods into and out of Germany is easy when you turn to the freight forwarding experts at OTSFF® / OTS® Whether you […]
Belgium
Belgium lies in the heartland of the industrialized nations of Europe, was second only to England to begin the industrial revolution, and has long been a cross-roads for northern European commerce and an oft-fought over prize dubbed “The Battleground of Europe.” Its economy is heavily globalized in nature and it ranks 15th in trade volume […]
Holland
Holland is technically the name of a region in Netherlands consisting of several provinces, however, it is used often and here to refer to the whole nation of Netherlands. Holland is relatively small geographically, but has dense population (17 million) and a key location in the midst of industrialized Europe that has helped to make […]
Belfast
It has been 20 years since the IRA and Northern Ireland agreed to a ceasefire in 1994, and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has brought an end to “the Troubles” and delivered economic dividends as a prize of peace. Of the 30 most populous cities in the U.K., Belfast has grown the fastest economically […]
Ireland
Ireland is a booming business hub and a major stop-off point for international freight shipping. It has recently been designated by influential Forbes magazine as the best country in the world to do business in and is home to a bustling freight industry. With the signing of recent mutual recognition agreements between the U.S. and […]
