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The Beginner’s Guide to Bill of Lading Documents

ShipLilly

While you don’t want to forget any of those documents (no matter how numerous or tedious they may be), there’s one you definitely want to become familiar with: the bill of lading. A bill of lading is one of the most common – and important – documents in the shipping and logistics industry. What’s on a Bill of Lading?

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Looking for a private warehousing definition? Companies often choose private warehouses because of the high degree of control that they confer over the handling and storage of goods. Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. Their pros and cons.

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Shipping Hazardous Materials: Mistakes to Avoid

Trinity Logistics

Mistakes when shipping hazmat materials can cause injury, damage to property, or endanger lives, so hazmat shipping should always be handled with tremendous caution. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) handle these regulations. One reason you don’t want to make any hazardous shipping mistakes? Violations.

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How Air Freight Ships Temperature-Controlled Goods

20Cube Logistics

Different types of cargo have specific requirements for safe storage, transport, and handling. Examples of common perishable goods include fresh meat, frozen food, pharmaceutical drugs, and flowers. Supply chain managers must consider the safe storage and handling of perishable goods before and after the flight too.

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Shipping your first container.?? Here are some tips to help you

Shipping and Freight Resource

It could be a scary thought if you are a first-time exporter or importing for the first time , but like everything else, if done and handled correctly, shipping your first container can be a good experience as well. Which brings us to the role of service providers or vendors who will be assisting or handling your shipments.

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Electronic Data Interchange or EDI in Transportation: Breaking Down What it is and How It Works

GlobalTranz

In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry. Having people involved slows down the processing of the documents and also introduces errors.

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Ecommerce Inventory Management: Challenges & Solutions

Logistics Bureau

But for many enterprises, such integration is easier said than done, and much money is wasted in handling returns , many of which are left to moulder in warehouse corners or sold at ridiculously low markdowns. So how to minimise the impact of returns on your inventory levels and costs?