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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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The Freight Forwarder’s Era: The Top Advantages of Working with a Freight Forwarder

MTS Logistics

Let’s start with some definitions of what a freight forwarder is. Having more capacity as a freight forwarder will present the most competitive offer to the customer, always considering the shipper’s needs, requirements, and goals. This also allows carriers to consider a freight forwarder as one of their top customers.

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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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Ever Given in a nutshell

Shipping and Freight Resource

It will remain in people’s minds either as a memorable incident (to those who worked to free it) or as a haunting incident (to the ship owner, ship operator, ship crew and soon maybe the customers). The vessel is presently under arrest by SCA and who seek payment of their claims. Muthu Jagannath of NAU Pte Ltd., USD 125 million.

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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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The basics of container stowage planning and why it is so important

Shipping and Freight Resource

This is also to remind everyone in the shipping chain – exporters, agents, freight forwarders , carriers, documentation teams, vessel operators, and stowage planners, the importance of providing and using the correct information for the planning and stowage of the vessel. So, what is stowage planning.??

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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

GlobalTranz

Dead-Heading: Operating a truck without cargo. federal highway, air, railroad, maritime, and other transportation administration functions. Records of the previous 7 days must be retained by the driver and presented to law enforcement officials on demand. Owner-Operator: A truck driver who owns and operators their truck(s).