How a Kitchen Shipment Travels from Connecticut to Jerusalem

Ever wonder what actually happens between clicking "ship" and a package arriving overseas? This episode walks through the full journey of an imaginary shipment of kitchen goods from Storrs, Connecticut to Jerusalem — split between air and sea freight. We trace how Euro boxes consolidate onto pallets, how customs filing works on both ends, and why some items fly while others take the slow boat. Along the way, we unpack the economics of less-than-container-load shipping, the art of dimensional weight pricing, and why getting an HS code wrong can halt your entire shipment. If you've ever wanted a cutaway diagram of international logistics, this is it.