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National Oil Equipment Manufacturers And Delegates Society

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

National Oil Equipment Manufacturers And Delegates SocietyTexas International Freight is a proud sponsor of the National Oil Equipment Manufacturers And Delegates Society (NOMADS).

NOMADS is an association of drilling equipment manufacturers.  It has its headquarters Houston, Texas.  Where else?

NOMADS is dedicated to helping petroleum engineers, drilling equipment salesmen, and other energy professionals who work in the global oilfield industry.  It is one of the oldest petroleum societies in the United States and dates from the 1930s.  Over the decades, NOMADS has been helping oil and gas professionals network for jobs in energy, continue their education in the international oil and gas market, and build camaraderie with other petroleum sales professionals for over 80 years.

NOMADS has the added mission of helping young scholars who have an interest in the energy industry make their way through college.  Every year, NOMADS gives out a few scholarships to deserving young college bound students.  This petroleum club has a real interest in the future of the industry and the oilfield professionals in it.

Texas International Freight welcomes and encourages anyone in the oil and gas industry to participate in NOMADS.  More information can be found here about monthly meetings, etc. : www.nomadsintl.com

 

 

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Houston Freight Forwarders

April 3, 2012 By 2 Comments
Houston Freight Forwarders

Texas International Freight's offices in the Halbouty Building

Houston Freight Forwarders, Texas International Freight, celebrates its anniversary February 23.  Our freight forwarding company went into business with the apparently uncommon idea that a freight company can provide excellent service at reasonable rates.

Texas International Freight are Houston freight forwarders that works proactively to keep track of shipments before they reach destination. But we do more than that, we work to cost out freight by the most economical and timely delivery methods.  Whereas some Houston freight forwarders are content to quote cargo automatically and reflexively, Texas International Freight approaches each piece of cargo on its own.  Due to our diligence and dependability, the Houston market has greeted Texas International Freight enthusiastically.  We are grateful to our customers for their reliance on our freight forwarding services and will continue this next year to earn and keep the business.

If you would like to meet with us about your international freight forwarding needs, please call us to arrainge an appointment with one of our staff.  We are conveniently located near the Galleria in Houston in the Geosciences building named after famed petroengineer, Michel Halbouty.

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Heavy Machinery Logistics

March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Heavy Machinery Logistics

As a Houston freight forwarder that deals with heavy machinery on a regular basis and that ships to Latin America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, Texas International Freight is a leading freight forwarder for customers in the United States and overseas.

If you need to ship heavy machinery, contact Texas International Freight.  We handle heavy machinery logistics from the US to all parts of the world.  Texas International Freight is a freight forwarder in Houston that serves the EPC markets, the oil and gas industry, and other heavy industries.  Therefore, we are particularly well skilled in shipping heavy machinery.  Our cargo is exported from the US and imported to the US on a regular basis.  Our heavy machinery logistics capabilities set us apart from the competition.

If you are shipping mud tanks or mud assemblies, please call us.  If you are shipping farm equipment or shipping forklifts, please send an email.  We ship caterpillars and rigs as well as parts and spares for these pieces of equipment.

If you know your HTS codes, please let us know. If not, you can search through the database of Harmonized Tariff Codes published by the US government’s International Trade Commission.  Otherwise, as an expert heavy machinery shipping company, we can help you find the right Harmonized Tariff Code.

 

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Freight Forwarder – Drilling Equipment

February 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Freight Forwarder Drilling Equipment
Forwarding Drilling Equipment 

Drilling Equipment Freight Forwarder

Texas International Freight is a forwarder of drilling equipment.  We specialize in international shipment and forwarding of drilling equipment both to and from the United States

Locations of our Agents

Drilling equipment cargo comes from multiple suppliers around the world therefore Texas International Freight Oil and Gas Logistics has agents in the primary countries that manufacture such cargo.  Countries that make a lot of drilling equipment and in which we have agents are places like Germany, Brazil, China, India, the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Poland, Netherlands, the UK, and of course, the US.  This is to name but a few.

Oil and Gas Logistics – Drilling Equipment Forwarders

As an oil and gas logistics forwarders in Houston, the majority of our business has to do with shipping and forwarding drilling equipment.  As such, we are well acquainted with the best means and most economical methods of forwarding drilling equipment, whether it is being imported into or exported from the US.  Our relationships with the steamship lines and the heavy haulers allow us to offer premium service to drilling equipment manufacturers while keeping the costs down.

Why Texas International Freight?

What sets apart Texas International Freight as a drilling equipment forwarder is that we understand the oil and gas industry.  Getting drilling equipment to site is an expensive and time consuming proposition.  Only companies that forward drilling equipment on a daily basis are able to command rates from the carriers and airlines and are able to focus enough man-power and brain-power to get the job done quickly.  A drilling equipment freight forwarder has as little business in Just In Time Logistics as JIT, big-box freight forwarders have in shipping drilling equipment.

If you need a forwarder for drilling equipment, if it is import or export, please call Texas International Freight at 713-588-4413.  We will be happy to analyze and discuss your drilling equipment shipping issues.
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Blocking and Bracing Shipping Containers- Export Crating

February 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Blocking and Bracing Shipping Containers Export Crating

Blocking and bracing a container

This is what blocking and bracing a shipping container looks like.  The cargo featured in this picture is seamless pipe going to India for an oil and gas company.  It has been bundled, sledded and braced in this 20 foot shipping container.  Texas International Freight is an export crater that containerizes, blocks and braces, sells shipping containers, and ships these containers to worldwide locations from various customers’ locations in the interior of the United States.

Blocking and Bracing Shipping Containers Export Crating

Blocking and bracing a container - full view

If you have questions regarding cost of containerizing cargo and shipping containers, please call.  In most instances, we are able to quote you within the day.

If you need pricing for buying shipping containers, please call.  We sell 40 ft shipping containers, 40 ft high cube containers, and 20 ft containers.  We can deliver to your door and all containers are ISO certified and seaworthy.

If you have smaller cargo, LCL shipping is a good option.  Texas International Freight can ship this, too.

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Shipping Heavy Machinery by Air

January 24, 2012 By 11 Comments

Shipping heavy machinery by air is something Texas International Freight is well versed in.  These modules imported for an oil rig by our oil and gas lShipping Heavy Machinery by Airogistics service were shipped by air from Europe.  The modules were extremely fragile and shipping this heavy machinery by air required a lot of care, as witnessed by the expert export crating surrounding these oil rig modules.  When shipping heavy machinery by air, export crating and cargo insurance are necessary components.  Texas International Freight’s oil and gas logistics provides turn key solutions like export crating, cargo insurance, local trucking, import services, and final destination delivery.  Shipping heavy equipment by air is something not every freight forwarder can do.  An oil and gas logistics company like Texas International Freight is well practiced in moving such freight.

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Oil and Gas Logistics – Flow Tees

December 18, 2011 By 17 Comments
Oil and Gas Logistics Flow Tees

Two massive flow tees ready for collection by airfreight

Oil and Gas Logistics- Flow Tees
Texas International Freight’s Oil and Gas Logistics services recently shipped these two massive Flow Tees on very short notice to the Far East by air freight. These flow tees are designed for the pipeline, specifically to allow maximum fluid flow through a branch connection as a pipeline pig or sphere passes the opening. Pipeline and Oilfield shipments are difficult for most freight companies to perform due to the necessary specialized knowledge and vendor relations. If your freight forwarder is not regularly involved in oil and gas logistics, trusting something like the pictured equipment with them is something only a professional gambler might like.

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Oil Rig Move

November 20, 2011 By 62 Comments

Oil Rig MoveOil Rig MoveOil Rig MoveTexas International Freight imported and trucked this oil rig from Europe in Fall of 2011.  Importing services for the oil and gas industry is a specialty of Texas International Freight, as is trucking for the oil and gas industry.  Our heavy haul trucking capacity and know how ensured that 29 trucks moved this cargo to the customer’s site in 2 business days.  Portions of the cargo was so heavy that a crane rental was necessary at site.  Texas International Freight received compliments from the customer in acknowledgment of the hard work and precise execution.  As a Houston based freight forwarder, an oil rig move of this magnitude is not atypical for our oil and gas logistical services.  If you need an oil rig move performed, feel confident in contacting us.

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Blow Out Preventer – Oil and Gas Logistics

November 3, 2011 By 32 Comments
Blow Out Preventer Oil and Gas Logistics
Oil and Gas Logistics at the Port of Houston

Blow out Preventer – Oil and Gas Logistics

Texas International Freight shipped this Blow Out Preventer under its oil and gas logistics program. Blow Out Preventers (BOP) are the last line of defense in an oil well blow out.  This piece of equipment weighs close to 35 tons.  Oil and Gas Logistics sometimes includes trucking and import services, as did this piece of oil well equipment.  The BOP was originally manufactured in the Czech Republic.  Texas International cleared customs with out import services, coordinated the terminal charges and port fees, and arranged for trucking to customer’s site.  Special crane use was required both at the port and at customer’s site.  Texas International Freight’s extensive experience with blow out preventer oil and gas logistics ensured that the shipment went according to plan.

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Oil and Gas Logistics

September 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oil and Gas Logistics

Oil Country Tubular Goods

Texas International Freight is a full-service international shipping company based in Houston, Texas that specializes in oil and gas logistics. Texas International Freight personnel have extensive experience in shipping oil field equipment worldwide.  Now that Libya has been liberated, Texas International Freight is presently accepting oil and gas logistics quotes and shipments of OCTG destined for the  country.  Pictured are several thousand of revenue tons of pipe that were shipped to Libya in the months preceding the conflict there.  It is not rare that such moves require an ocean vessel charter.  Texas International Freight can help OEMs charter such cargo ships to the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and other locations upon request.  We are an oil and gas logistics company that ship often to said regions.

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