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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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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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Hazmat Products Shipping Tutorial for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

But you do need to make sure that everyone has the proper training and certification to handle hazmat products. Everyone from the manufacturer to your warehousing and fulfillment teams, freight and shipping companies, truck drivers and mail carriers, all need to be trained and certified to handle hazardous contents.

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BIFA award winners crowned

Logistics Business Magazine

In the Air Cargo Services category, which was sponsored by IAG Cargo, Kerry Logistics triumphed over fellow finalists Maltacourt, Pentagon, and Uniserve Group. A raffle held in aid of international development charity, Transaid, raised £3,600, whose CEO Caroline Barber ( pictured ) also made a presentation of Transaid’s work.

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Freight Forwarder vs Freight Broker—What’s the Difference?

FW Logsitcs

Both forwarders and brokers help arrange the logistics of cargo, but they do so by different methods and serve different niches in the freight industry. Goods are transported via trains, boats, trucks, and airplanes, so it’s also the broker’s responsibility to decide how the cargo is shipped. . Freight Forwarders.

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5 Tips for Shipping Dangerous Goods

Forto

Before we go into details on how to ship hazardous materials, one needs to understand that different types of cargo require different measures for transportation. If apparel shipping is on the far left end of the spectrum of cargo-sensitivity, in terms of ease-of-care, hazardous and dangerous goods shipping are on the far right end.

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Consumer Packaged Goods: How CPG Shipping Works

GoShip Blog

These types of goods are also meant to be consumed almost immediately, so CPGs are usually shipped in massive quantities to meet the consumer’s demands. This is why the freight company you choose to work with must be able to meet all your transportation needs – whatever that may be. This is especially true for specialty goods.