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

Shipping and Freight Resource

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

The maritime shipping leg the country of export to the country of import. Documentation fees. Then there are the rules of maritime shipping, which become even more complicated if your freight includes hazardous materials. The domestic transport in the country of import. A Multitude of Cost Components. Export fees.

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

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The Hanseatic League: Maritime Mastery During the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League, a confederation of merchant guilds, became a driving force in European trade. Their extensive network of ports, warehouses, and trading posts revolutionized maritime logistics.

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Cooperative Logistics Network now offering e-learning

Logistics Business Magazine

To this end, the E-Learning Platform has been inaugurated with two courses specialised in international logistics and freight forwarding and a SOC Masterclass focused on Shipper Owned Containers. The Cooperative members who register for one of the above-mentioned logistics courses by CIFFA will get free access to this Masterclass.

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How Technology is Changing Ocean Shipping

Now, That's Logistics

When it comes to the exchange of information, it is of course problematic.”. Blame the high volume of required documents—invoices, bills of lading, letters of credit, and inspection certificates, etc.—with That said, inherent within digital transformation is of course the transformative process itself. Closing Information Gaps.

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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. As a result, TT Club commissioned Exis Technologies to develop e-learning training courses for the transport industry; CTUpack e-learning ?. www.ttclub.com.

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The importance of cyber security risk management in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

The goal of maritime cyber risk management is to support safe and secure shipping, something that is resilient to cyber security risks and a natural extension of the existing safety and security management practices. This of course should be in continuous operation and must be constantly evaluated through effective feedback mechanisms.