Remove Article Remove Document Remove Maritime
article thumbnail

Difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain

Shipping and Freight Resource

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

Maritime 134
article thumbnail

INTTRA urges industry-led standards for containers and logistics

Supply Chain and Logistics

Lee Hong Liang has written an interesting article about the call for standards in maritime documentation. The desires of maritime operators to work as local optimizers has hurt … Continue reading → To my view, it’s no doubt needed badly, and has been for years.

Maritime 113
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Maritime Law

Globalior

Maritime Law Maritime law deals with the treaties, conventions, and laws related to nautical matters, especially private maritime business. Important Points: Maritime law deals with private maritime issues, offenses, disputes, and other similar matters. Originally, admiralty laws were specific to the Royal Navy.

article thumbnail

What is Dangerous Goods Declaration and who should submit it.??

Shipping and Freight Resource

The safe carriage of Dangerous Goods requires several considerations, processes of approval, acceptance , carriage protocols and documentation. IMDG Code (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) is a code adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization by resolution MSC.122(75)

article thumbnail

Why Containerised Freight Shipping is Daunting for SMEs

Logistics Bureau

The maritime shipping leg the country of export to the country of import. Documentation fees. Then there are the rules of maritime shipping, which become even more complicated if your freight includes hazardous materials. The domestic transport in the country of import. A Multitude of Cost Components. Export fees.

Freight 105
article thumbnail

What are the Advantages of Using a NVOCC?

MTS Logistics

This was the year I was introduced to commercial documents, bills of lading, insurance, letter of credits, and a variety of other documents. I used to prepare most of the documents except for bills of lading. For the differences between freight forwarders and NVOCCs, please read this article. Can Fidan.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain IoT Needs Blockchain to Fully Mature

IoT World Today

Maritime transport is essential to the world’s economy because more than 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea. The IT department has come out of the basement and onto the main floor,” Rudy Muller, senior manager of IT at MVII terminal, said in an article on IoT in maritime. [ trillion globally.