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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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The role of ship agents and shipbrokers in a digital shipping environment

Shipping and Freight Resource

The agent takes instruction from the principals to arrange the berthing, unberthing of the ship and its cargo/husbandry operations. DEFINITELY NOT AN EASY OR SMALL JOB AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. ALSO DEFINITELY NOT AN EASY OR SMALL JOB AND CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

As I highlighted in my Annual Review for 2021 , global container shipping alliances operating in the container industry account for 84.60% of the container shipping market. It’s definitely not the whole story. “ Are container lines in a position of extreme power? Eric Johnson (@LogTechEric) December 21, 2021.

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Latest global shipping crisis report released

Logistics Business Magazine

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released its October report on the ongoing global shipping crisis and analysis for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. SFR : Ok, it seems like DCSA has definitely been doing a lot of things. Image : DCSA.

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ILA, USMX come to tentative terms on new six-year deal

247 Customs Broker

Both ILA and USMX said they “encouraged local ILA and management groups to finalize local agreements by July 10, 2018, prior to full membership ratification votes by the ILA rank-and-file members and USMX.”. For example, disruptions on the West Coast caused marked shifts in business operations that benefitted East and Gulf Coast ports.

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Freeports and Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

This means that businesses operating inside designated areas in and around the port may manufacture goods using these imports, before exporting them again without paying the tariffs, while also enjoying the benefit from simplified customs procedures. But as a small operator not used to these things, there’s a definite benefit.”.