Shipping Through 2020 — Why We Doubled Down on Packaging This Year
2020 has been the most disruptive year we've seen for global shipping. Here's why we tightened our export packaging standards rather than cut corners under pressure.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Flour Mill Emery Stones
A powerful motor won't save output that's suffering because the stones are glazed, mismatched, or improperly seated. Here's how to keep them dressed and performing correctly.
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Decoding Grinding Mill Specifications: Understanding HP, RPM, and Output Capacities
RPM, motor power, and hourly capacity get thrown around interchangeably — but misjudging them leads to either an underpowered mill or one burning far more energy than the job requires.
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Understanding the New Restrictions on Trade With Iran
New sanctions on Iran are reshaping how we handle payments and compliance for one of our export markets — here's what we've had to adjust.
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Cast Iron or Something Lighter? What We're Hearing From African Grain Millers
After a year of conversations with milling partners across East Africa and the Middle East, here's what actually determines whether a grinding mill survives years of daily use — and it isn't the price tag
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A Safer Gulf of Aden? Why Shipping Costs Are Finally Easing
After the worst year on record for Somali piracy, 2012 is bringing the first real evidence that international naval efforts are working.
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Watching the Middle East Change — What Unrest Further North Means for Our Buyers
The Arab Spring is reshaping the wider region we operate in. Here's why instability in Libya and Syria still touches a company shipping mainly into the Horn of Africa.
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Setting Up Shop in a Difficult Season — Our First Export Container Out of Rajkot
Within weeks of opening our doors, we loaded our first-ever export container — a diesel engine and a Danish-type grinding mill bound for Mogadishu — right as the Gulf of Aden was seeing its highest piracy activity in years.
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