FMI International (FMI) FMI is a leading full-service,
third-party logistics provider to the apparel, footwear and retail
industries, with particular expertise in the garment-on-hanger
niche. FMI’s services begin with freight forwarding
from the country of manufacture, primarily Asia, and continue
in the United States with a wide variety of services including
transloading, distribution center bypass, warehousing, pick-and-pack,
and local and long distance ground transportation. FMI
distinguishes itself versus other niche apparel logistics providers
through its full suite of logistics services and its comprehensive
inventory tracking system, which is customized to interface with
its customers’ MIS systems, providing the customer with
full supply chain visibility
Location: Carteret, New Jersey; San Pedro and
Mira Loma, California; Miami, Florida; Springfield Gardens, New
York (JFK airport).
Services: Services include the following:
Freight forwarding – forwarding
freight via ocean and air from the country of manufacture to
FMI’s port of entry.
Air Freight
Pickup – includes
the pickup and delivery of cargo from airlines and airport
terminals.
CFS Services – includes
the unloading of bonded import cargo prior to U.S. customs
clearance and standardized procedures.
Trans-loading – involves
the automated process of unloading inbound cargo, sorting,
transferring, labeling, tendering and/or loading the cargo
into an outbound truck.
Warehousing – the storage of goods. FMI
acts as a “virtual” distribution center for several
mid-size apparel manufacturers.
Value-Added Services
(“VAS”) – a
host of services required to correct mistakes made at the factory
or shipper level to prepare the garments for the store floor.
Domestic Moves – includes
the pickup and delivery of cargo on a local level (less than
500 miles).
Line-haul – involves
the transport for long distance moves (more than 500 miles).
Pier Drayage – the
pickup and deliver of full
or empty containers to or from local piers or terminals
