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Industry bodies call for digitalisation to be accelerated in maritime sector

Shipping and Freight Resource

These bodies have called on regulatory bodies and the broader shipping, logistics, trade and supply chain industry to realise, acknowledge and recognise the benefits of using digital technologies in various ports around the world. PROTECT Group. have launched a call to action to achieve several objectives on priority.

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Combating Illicit Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

The global maritime and transportation industries have long played a vital role in facilitating the movement of goods and people across borders, writes Captain Steve Bomgardner, VP Commercial Markets, Pole Star Global. Another common method involves counterfeiting cargo and vessel documents to disguise the true nature of shipments.

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Navigating the Future: The Rise of Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL)

MTS Logistics

The eBL, a digital version of the traditional bill of lading, is reshaping the way businesses manage and streamline their shipping documentation. The bill of lading is a crucial document in the shipping industry, serving as a receipt of goods, a contract of carriage, and a document of title.

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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. References: Ballou, R. Business Logistics Management.

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Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. The maritime shipping leg the country of export to the country of import. Documentation fees.

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Dunkerque scores highly in port user survey

Logistics Business Magazine

AUTF, the French shippers’ trade association (representing importers and exporters from all over France), has revealed its satisfaction index of the shippers’ perception of maritime transport. ” The post Dunkerque scores highly in port user survey appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Pitfalls of digitalisation in shipping and freight

Shipping and Freight Resource

Digitisation, Digitalisation, Digital Transformation are some buzz words that have recently taken the shipping and freight industry by storm. Let’s take a quick look at what these terms mean and what it is all about. Digitization may be defined as the transition from an analog format to a digital format.