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Navigating the Future: The Rise of Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL)

MTS Logistics

The eBL, a digital version of the traditional bill of lading, is reshaping the way businesses manage and streamline their shipping documentation. This article explores the key aspects of an eBL, its benefits, challenges, and its potential impact on the future of international trade. What is a Bill of Lading (BOL)?

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A Complete Guide to Shipping Hazardous Materials

Blue Grace Logistics

What’s in the article: What are hazardous materials? ORM-D – Materials classified as consumer commodities that may be subject to the regulations but presents a limited hazard during transportation due to their form, quantity, and packaging. Here’s what you need to know to safely ship HAZMAT without incident.

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How to Prepare and Ship a Car to Another Country

ShipLilly

This article summarizes some of the key things to consider and the steps to follow to ensure that your car safely arrives at its destination. STEP 1: Vehicle documentation. Begin by gathering all the documents related to your car. STEP 9: Preparing and presenting a bill of lading. Key documents required to export a car.

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How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works

Shipping and Freight Resource

Read vessel documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors to ascertain cargo capabilities according to design and cargo regulations. Take photos and document findings to produce a report. Report writing, Submission and Presentation. into your report. This would include: .

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. Documentation fees. A Multitude of Cost Components. Export fees.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium, sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. The industry’s well-documented labor shortages are not ending anytime soon.

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9 Steps to Follow When Preparing for Supply Chain Project Management

Logistics Bureau

Every iota of information missing from the list of in-scope and out-of-scope deliverables presents an opportunity for the project’s scope to expand during execution. Next step: Using your project scope document as a guide, list all the deliverables your project will generate. How to Nail Down the Project Scope.