Articles in Packaging
Craters & Freighters: Driving Sustainability Through Reforestation Efforts
At Craters & Freighters, our commitment to sustainability goes beyond delivering exceptional shipping and packaging services; it extends to a profound responsibility to the environment. As global awareness around environmental conservation grows, we recognize that businesses play a crucial role in fostering a more sustainable future.
Craters & Freighters Featured in Logistics Transportation Review
Craters & Freighters has been featured in the latest issue of Logistics Transportation Review! This feature underscores our innovative approach to custom crating, packaging, and shipping, showcasing why we are leaders in the logistics industry.
More Than Just a Box: Delivering What Matters Most to You
If someone asked what you think a crating and shipping company does, you might understandably say that it puts items in crates and transports them to various locations. And while that answer wouldn’t be wrong, it barely scratches the surface of the time, effort, and expertise invested in ensuring that shipments arrive in excellent condition where and when expected.
Moving Resources in an Emergency: How a Specialty Shipper Can Assist FEMA
As a specialty crating, packaging and shipping company, Craters & Freighters helps businesses and individuals move important assets across the country and around the world every day. In some cases, those shipments are time-sensitive. However, nothing compares to the sense of urgency when resources are needed following a natural disaster.
A Look Inside the Crate: Bracing, Padding and Other Protective Measures
Ensuring that your items arrive safely at their destination in as-shipped conditions requires multiple layers of protection. The first layer, in many instances, is a strong wood crate. Often this is a custom-built wood crate specifically designed to maximize the protection of the assets being shipped. Customized wood pallets and skids may also be used.
Important Considerations for Shipping Lithium Batteries
The critical first step in shipping lithium batteries for cars or other uses is properly packaging them in a container that is strong and damage-resistant, and that can capture and retain any electrolyte leakage. Our packaging engineers can design and test the right UN-certified shipping container for any need.
How to Ensure Valuable Assets Survive the Rigors of Ocean Transport
The world’s oceans and seas are vast, uncrowded paths for transporting goods and materials that many businesses rely on. Another constant with ocean freight shipping is that the waterways are a harsh environment that can wreak havoc on assets that aren’t properly protected. How can you and your shipping company help ensure that your goods get to their destination port in as-shipped condition?
8 Ways To Protect Sensitive Electronics During Shipping
And with businesses having to be agile and mobile in order to stay competitive, it is very common for them to ship sensitive electronics. In addition to these items being subject to damage if not handled properly, they tend also to be very expensive. In many ways, it is a “perfect storm” of risk.
Shipping an Unmanned Aircraft System? Here’s How to Do It Right.
Drones contain sensitive technology and can cost anywhere from hundreds to thousands to millions of dollars in the case of the most advanced military unmanned aerial vehicles. Consequently, it is important that they be handled with care and by a company that excels at specialized packing, crating and shipping, and is trusted by companies and organizations to transport these valuable assets.
Corrugated Cardboard: The Perfect Shipping Material for Many Scenarios
Corrugated cardboard—sometimes called corrugated fiberboard—is material made of thick paper stock with a fluted (or grooved) middle layer surrounded by flat layers on either side. The result is sheets that are lightweight and surprisingly strong.
What Is a Packaging Engineer in the Crating and Shipping Business?
The term “packaging engineer” has different meanings in different industries. In the manufacturing world, packaging engineers help companies design and develop new containers and materials that are mass produced and used to package their products.
An Overview of the Crating, Packaging and Shipping of Military Assets
When it comes to a worldwide presence and the need to get equipment and other resources to where they are required quickly efficiently, no organization compares to the U.S. military. In fact, logistics are often referred to as the lifeblood of the military. Much of the transporting of goods for the Marine Corps, Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard is handled by the branches themselves. However, they also use outside specialty crating, packaging and shipping companies to assist them with logistical challenges.
