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Documents for Freight Shipping: A Definitive Guide

Freightera

Shipping documents can make an existentialist out of anyone pretty quickly, which is why we’ve compiled a list of documents that you might need, depending on your mode of shipping (air, ocean, or road). Common shipping documents: Bill of Lading. Shipping labels are not a standalone document, but an addition to the BOL.

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Cooperative Logistics Network now offering e-learning

Logistics Business Magazine

The Cooperative Logistics Network – an international alliance of more than 320 hand-picked freight forwarders – has launched its Online Logistics Academy. The future of the freight forwarding sector is constantly evolving. These training programmes can be completed at the students’ suitable pace.

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BIFA award winners crowned

Logistics Business Magazine

There were many outstanding entries for the 2021 Awards, which were presented at the Brewery in London, despite a year beset by multiple operational difficulties and uncertainties caused by the pandemic and EU Exit.

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Combating Illicit Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

The key points follow below: • Deceptive Shipping Practices: Malignant actors utilise deceptive shipping practices to conceal illicit cargo by manipulating location data, tampering with vessel tracking systems, falsifying documentation, and using false identities. Ship-to-ship transfers at sea are employed to complicate tracking.

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Rail Logistics Moves Ahead

Logistics Business Magazine

By replacing telephone, fax, Excel and email, Rail-Flow reliably simplifies, accelerates, and documents processes. Simpler processes and climate-friendly transport routes Thanks to the ‘Intermodal Capacity Broker’, capacities on freight trains can be easily offered and booked. .

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SupplyChainTechTrends: Is blockchain coming of age?

The Logistics Academy

Maersk , which has partnered with the Chinese e-commerce provider Alibaba , is now joining IBM in a widely-celebrated effort to introduce blockchain technology to link supply chain managers, freight forwarders, other ocean carriers, ports and customs authorities.

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10 Tips to Get the Most from Your 3PL RFP

247 Customs Broker

Wondering how to develop a more effective document? When you’ve completed your reflection, it’s time to start crafting your RFP document. Organize the document. Providing more detailed information will also help them to present the most accurate pricing possible. Be specific on how you want to see the costs presented.

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