When it comes to road carriage of goods, there are a number of parties involved throughout the entire process. You have ...
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Sea Transport Oversized Cargo
Important information shippers should take into consideration for oversized cargoes, when it comes to lashing and securing them on board a vessel or container equipment.
Center of Gravity (COG):
The proper determination of the center of gravity of the cargo is of great importance in terms ...
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Storage Dangerous Goods
Which commodities are defined as Dangerous Goods (GD)?
Most of the transported goods are not considered sufficiently dangerous to require certain precautions during road transport.
Some goods, however, ...
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Cargo Insurance
Should I insure my cargo?
History can answer this question. The first insurance contracts, even from antiquity, had to do with ship and cargo insurance.
To ...
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Sea Transport Shipping Terms
What is the difference between the shipping terms “Full Liner Terms” and “Liner Terms Hook”?
Full Liner Terms generally implies that the freight amount provided includes both shore based and on-board stevedoring, lashing/unlashing, dunnage materials ...
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Storage Customs Procedures
To which destination can goods from a Bonded Warehouse be transferred to?
Commodities coming from a Bonded Warehouse can be transferred to any acceptable customs destination (re-export, placement in Customs Free Zone, ...
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Storage Customs Procedures
What is the procedure to be followed for goods to exit a Bonded Warehouse?
The necessary procedure for goods to be able to exit from a Bonded Warehouse, a declaration must be submitted by ...
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Sea Transport Documentation
How should you release delivery order of Cargo covered by a Waybill?
The Non-Negotiable waybill replaces the Bill of Lading as the traditional shipping document, incorporating the Bill of Lading “Terms and ...
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Storage Customs Procedures
What type of commodities can be stored in a Bonded Warehouse?
Any type of commodity can be stored, but in case of goods that are dangerous for public safety, health and ...
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Sea Transport Documentation
What is a Bill of Lading?
The Bill of Lading has various functions. Among other things it is a receipt for goods. The carrier declares in ...
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