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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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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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How to Ship: FTL Freight

Freightera

If You’re Looking to Ship FTL Freight You’ll Want to Check Out These 5 Tips for a Good Experience. In this article, we will run down a list of useful tips for shipping full truckloads worth of cargo. 1) Save up your cargo. This point naturally leads us to the next tip. 2) Quote on time.

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Packaging Essentials for Pallet Freight Shipping

Freightera

Follow these simple steps to make sure your cargo is safe during freight shipping If your business ships pallets regularly or occasionally, one or more of these questions has crossed your mind at some point: How do I ensure that my pallets are packaged safely for shipping? Is there such a thing as using too much padding?

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Difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain

Shipping and Freight Resource

In this article I unpack the difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain and how it is all connected, starting with some simple definitions of these terms. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry. An estimated 89.5%

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

Short Term Medium Term Special Feature Carriers & Cargo Innovation Freightos focus November 2015 freight and logistics trends that rate. As we noted last month, most articles are rightly focusing on the negative. We liked Kevin O’Marah’s (SCM World) take on underlying trends in this Forbes article. Keep reading.

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

When I first began planning this article, the most significant impacts of COVID-19 were primarily limited to Mainland China. But of course, freight still needs to move, and for some commodities, such as personal protective equipment, a rapid supply chain is more critical now than it has been in many decades.

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