What is barge transport?A barge is a kind of cargo-carrying vessel designed to transport passengers or goods through rivers or canals. Normally, these shipping vessels are long, flat-bottomed boats th...

What is Dangerous Goods?Dangerous goods (also known as hazardous materials or hazmat) are articles or substances which are capable of posing a hazard to health, safety, property or the environment and...

Advantages and disadvantages of international shippingAdvantage 1: Lowest tariffThe overall cost of international sea transportation is the lowest, which is the lowest among all international transpor...

The declared value on items shipped, along with an accurate description of what is being shipped, serves as a basis for the customs department to impose any duties and taxes. Essentially this means th...

What is HS Code?A HS code is an international coding system for the classification of products that will be exported and used by customs officials to document the commodities entering and exiting...

Who needs marine cargo insurance? Why is marine cargo insurance necessary?Both buyer and seller, as well as other secondary parties in international trading, have to be interested in marine cargo...

Since most of the foreign trade is served by sea transport, foreign trade insurance issues are addressed through the marine system.Within its framework, insurance is carried out for ships, transported...

Not all Incoterms are valid for all types of shipments. While all Incoterms are valid for waterway shipments, some can only be used for waterway transport, andnot land or air. Knowing these difference...

Containerisation is one of the biggest ever innovations to have taken place in the logistics industry. Although sources differ on when the invention of the first container took place, one thing no one...

OPEN-SIDE CONTAINERSThese containers are also like general purpose containers, only the doors can open completely on the side as well. Loading and unloading are much easier because of the wider room a...

When it comes to transporting goods, logistics operators can do so in several different types of containers. Below is a rundown of the various options at their disposal.GENERAL CONTAINERSGeneral purpo...

What is Sea Freight?Sea Freight is a method of transporting large amounts of goods using carrier ships. Goods are packed into containers and then loaded onto a vessel. A typical cargo ship can carry a...