Shipping Container, Freight Container, Container, Box, TEU, FEU – many of the synonyms and acronyms by which the common shipping container is referred to as, depending on who is talking.. … Read more..
Pre-Dating or Back Dating is when the shipper requests the shipping line to show the Shipped on Board date on the bill of lading as a date before the actual … Read more..
You would have seen this terminology called HS Code across many trade documentation or correspondences.. What does this HS Code mean, who uses it and what is it used for..?? … Read more..
Many a time, shippers have asked shipping lines for “CLEAN ON BOARD” clause on a bill of lading and if the request relates to a container shipment, this might have … Read more..
Misdeclaration of container weights has been an issue that has been going on for a long time and has plagued many a shipping line, ship and port operators.. In a … Read more..
Many of you would have come across the term Letter of Credit (L/C).. If you are a shipping line, you would have heard this term from various customers asking you … Read more..
If you have any questions you have always wanted to ask or things you always wanted to know about Shipping, Freight, Maritime, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade but never got … Read more..
A manifest is one of the key documents in the process of shipping.. A manifest lists all bills of lading issued for cargo loaded on a specific ship.. Kind of … Read more..
Cargo covered by a bill of lading may only be released to the entity to whom it is consigned.. The shipping line and/or their agents at the destination must take … Read more..
If you are an exporter and especially if you are exporting for the first time, you should have a checklist of points to consider before packing your cargo.. Here are … Read more..
What is distressed cargo and when does it occur..?? As those in the shipping industry are aware and those who are new to the industry may be experiencing or those … Read more..
Why is the containerised trade considered the most versatile among the shipping trades..?? Because of the sheer variety of cargo that is transported around the world in containers.. Using the … Read more..
Article discussing a dispute between a shipper and his agent relating to the shipment of the goods, ETA and freight.. This maybe an eye opener for several other people who … Read more..
What to do when there is a short shipment..?? This may leave some people puzzled at times.. Especially some questions like below asked by a reader..
Shippers load, stow and count or Shippers load and count or SLAC is a term that you would have seen in the description of the bill of lading for all … Read more..