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Maritime Law

Globalior

Maritime Law Maritime law deals with the treaties, conventions, and laws related to nautical matters, especially private maritime business. Important Points: Maritime law deals with private maritime issues, offenses, disputes, and other similar matters. Originally, admiralty laws were specific to the Royal Navy.

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

That’s a massive problem for SMEs, for example, that last year might have been paying $4,000 to $5,000 (USD) to ship a 40-foot container from Asia to North America, and now face rates of $20,000 and above. The maritime shipping leg the country of export to the country of import. To Hire or to Train, That is the Question.

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Detection Dogs have Nose for Prohibited Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

The dogs trained to screen cargo are from a variety of breeds and chosen specifically for their sense of smell and include Spaniels, Labradors, German Shepherd or Golden Retrievers. A new cohort is currently also in training to be able to sniff out lithium batteries.

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

Shipping and Freight Resource

However there are still several incidents of such cargo misdeclaration including hazardous goods which have caused several maritime disasters. In this article, Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director of TT Club writes about the importance of declaring correct cargo details and consequences of cargo misdeclaration.

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Strategic risks and the vulnerability of the munitions supply-chain

Logistics in War

This article will focus on one particular commodity that is strategically significant to all militaries that if disrupted in war severely constrains the likelihood of operational success. These two examples highlight the dependency on just one facility as the main source for a military-specific product. Transportation.

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How US ports may have contributed to the global lag in container turn around times

Shipping and Freight Resource

Given China’s systemic production cost advantage, which now averages 30% to 35% even when shipping costs are included, ” says a recent article from the Harvard Business Review. Over the past few years, pre-COVID, many of the headlines in maritime news were about investments in Asian port infrastructure.

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Guide to Reducing Carbon Footprint in Logistics

Trinity Logistics

Global regulations, such as those issued by the International Maritime Association (IMO), aim to do so. For example, ocean transportation is a notable contributor to global sulfur emissions. Consider the following examples: Individual employee energy consumption Truck and forklift usage Handling and packaging Paperwork.