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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

The once-tranquil seas are undergoing noticeable transformations, with the impacts of rising temperatures affecting maritime operations. This imminent danger hits the core of maritime operations, namely the ports. Melting ice has unlocked new shipping routes, promising faster transit times and less fuel consumption.

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The Effects of Cultural Differences on Transportation and Logistics

MTS Logistics

Customs and Export Procedures Logistics companies need to exercise caution in navigating the varied customs procedures of different countries. Dynamic Political and Legal Environment Political and legal disparities and tensions between countries can impede logistics operations.

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Port Congestion Surcharge, is it the New Norm?

ShipLilly

This is not even considering the costs of losing operational time to these delays. The first thing is to consider the discretion exercised by the shipping companies when calculating the congestion surcharge. That is why organizations such as the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) have sought to regulate the imposition of PCS.

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U.S. Works to Protect Oil Tankers and Other Merchant Ships in Iranian Waters

MTS Logistics

Iranian provocations have included boarding oil tanker ships and taking control of the vessel, in an effort to exercise power and dominance in the region, as well as a recent helicopter flyover of a Chevron-operated oil tanker. Therefore, it’s in the interest for the U.S.

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Container Lines Ordered to Explain their Detention and Demurrage Process

ShipLilly

Federal Maritime Regulators intervened, demanding that marine terminal operators and container lines explain how they are assessing detention and demurrage. Rebecca Dye is the Federal Maritime Commissioner (FMC) and has led an investigation and fact-finding exercise concerning the management of detention and demurrage.

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Hire payment in time charters: a condition or not – a legal perspective

Shipping and Freight Resource

Chartering is an important concept of the global maritime trade sector and it consists of different types. One of the forms of carrying out a maritime business is a time charter. It is an optional clause of the contract which the shipowner may choose whether to exercise it or not.

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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. Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers. Image : DCSA.

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