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The importance of declaring correct cargo details and consequences of cargo misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

Incorrect cargo details and/or misdeclaration of cargo and its details has been the bane of many shipping lines over the years. The consequences of cargo and weight misdeclaration were so severe that the IMO had to implement SOLAS VGM regulations. For over two years now TT Club has been promoting its Cargo Integrity campaign.

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Freight Claims 101

Blue Grace Logistics

Freight Claims 101 Show Submenu Resources The Logistics BlogĀ® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - April 20, 2023 Freight claims are an inevitable aspect of shipping cargo. What’s in the article: What is a freight claim?

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Refrigerated Trucking How-To For Motor Carriers

Trinity Logistics

FSMA requires those transporting food to follow best practices for sanitary transportation, such as proper personnel training, maintaining shipment records, and following shipper instructions to keep food properly temperature-controlled during transit. It’s recommended to keep all records for 12 months, minimum. Pre-trip 1.

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Cargo Insurance in Transportation

Globalior

Cargo Insurance In case a consignment is either lost or damaged, cargo insurance helps reimburse the concerned vendor or the customer. When is cargo insurance necessary? Moving cargo is risky. What kind of risks does cargo insurance eliminate? What isn’t covered by the cargo insurer?

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Know the Kinds of Modes of Transportation

20Cube Logistics

In this article, we present the different modes of transportation available to move your cargo and freight from one destination to another one. It is also a preferred mode of transport for high volume cargo such as minerals, coil, steel etc., Less handling of cargo. Security of cargo. Less documentation.

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Ā£500,000 of funding available to retrain in international trade

Logistics Business Magazine

In recognition of the end of the furlough scheme, the IOE&IT has developed a new Step into International Trade training programme. IOE&IT director general, Marco Forgione said: “ Step into International Trade is about offering workers who have recently had a change in circumstances a chance to train for a new career path.

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. Cargo tonnage in this market rose 5.5% In fact there are three trends we see that are important in 2023ā€. Addressing the Persistent Driver Shortage.