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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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How To Prepare Your Boat For International Shipping

Trans Global Auto Logistics

As the captain of your yacht, houseboat or other type of vessel, you know it’s critical to chart your course correctly when you hit the open waters. Although you won’t be consulting maps and charts, you’ll still need to plot the right course to ensure that your boat is handled properly throughout the process.

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Logistics Unleashed: Unveiling the Most Pivotal Events that Shaped its Development

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The Hanseatic League introduced concepts such as consignment, just-in-time delivery, and customs documentation. This breakthrough led to significant improvements in cargo handling, reduced labor costs, and faster turnaround times. Their extensive network of ports, warehouses, and trading posts revolutionized maritime logistics.

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Blockchain technology as a transformational force

Logistics Business Magazine

As the market grows, so does the supply chain and its complexities when it comes to planning and maintaining the storage and delivery of goods to successfully meet the demands of the end customer. Ensuring on-time deliveries requires keeping on top of vast amounts of documentation, inventory management and route optimisation.

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Why Your Freight Forwarder Should Be C-TPAT Certified

Dedola Global Logistics

This includes collecting duties and taxes, and ensuring dangerous or suspect cargo doesn’t come into the country. They also focus on protecting international supply chains and cargo from global threats, such as terrorism. The Criteria a Certified Freight Forwarder Must Meet. What Is C-TPAT?

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Risky Strategies Increase the Rate of Container Losses Amid Transit

ShipLilly

One of the effects of this situation is that cargo ships are losing an increasing number of containers overboard. To meet the demand, shipping companies are stacking large quantities of cargo on increasingly narrow equipment. This can be seen when the ships start to sway or even topple as they are piled high with cargo.

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Crisis-proof, customer-centric logistics in times of global pandemic

Forto

How do we at FreightHub meet this Corona challenge and what measures have we taken to support our customers? We all access Google Drive, which makes it easier for us to collaborate on documents at the same time. Thanks to meeting apps like Zoom, we can hold our regular meetings via video chat and exchange information as usual.