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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. Submitting a freight claim for damaged cargo requires proper documentation of essential shipment details.

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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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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

Some examples and benefits of digitalisation in shipping are. Whether digital or manual, the business of shipping involves a lot of documentation. Here is a real life example. The finance company sued the shipper as they placed the HBL as security but that is worthless now because the cargo has been released without payment.

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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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Robots Help Solve Japanā€™s Problem

Logistics Business Magazine

Robots load and unload cargo In Japan, the average annual working hours for a heavy truck driver were 2,568, which is 444 hours longer than the national average for all jobs – labour ministry data from 2022 reveal. Placing cargo in and out of trucks and warehouses is one of the most time- consuming tasks of truck drivers.

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Hazmat Products Shipping Tutorial for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

While you may not be in the business of selling combustible materials, like lithium for example, all sorts of toys, electronics, and household items contain lithium-ion batteries, from cordless toothbrushes to vaping devices. But you do need to make sure that everyone has the proper training and certification to handle hazmat products.