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What is Liner Shipping and what is its role in container shipping.??

Shipping and Freight Resource

There are more than 55,000 merchant ships plying global trade around the world and these ships include General Cargo, Bulk and Break Bulk ships, Container ships, Chemical, Oil and LNG Tankers, Passenger, and various other types of ships. Conference Line. Conference Lines were an important historic feature of ocean liner transport.

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Liner and Tramp Service – similarities and differences

Shipping and Freight Resource

These ships include General Cargo ships, Bulk and Break Bulk ships, Container ships, Chemical, Oil and LNG Tankers, Passenger, and various other types of ships. Conference Lines were an important historic feature of ocean liner transport. Currently, there are more than 55,000 merchant ships plying global trade around the world.

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TIACA Opens its Doors to New Air Cargo Players

Airfreight Logistics

The International Air Cargo Association ( TIACA ) says they are making significant changes in their approach to reach out to all stakeholders in the air cargo value chain in a rapidly evolving and challenging global trade and commerce. They are aiming to truly represent and unite the air cargo industry.

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Two Modes, Split Roads

Freightos

That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. For example, some carriers shared with us their APIs for contract rates, others for spot rates, some for rates but not ebooking, others share APIs via third parties who charge an exorbitant price for accessing the API.

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transport logistic and TIACA organise joint San Francisco event

Logistics Business Magazine

From 22 to 25 March 2022, the global air cargo and logistics industry will meet at the 2+2 event in San Francisco. The air cargo sector proved to be a safeguard for global supply chains during the pandemic and secured the supply of important medical and industrial goods.

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Day 2 at the RLA Conference

247 Customs Broker

Wednesday was Day Two at the Reverse Logistics Association’s annual conference in Las Vegas. As an example, she noted that brand owners are using technology to utilize returns as part of their store fulfillment processes. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. He can be reached at 603-357-0484.

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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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