Longer reads on freight forwarding, routing and cargo handling.
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Rust on steel products can turn into a claused bill of lading and a letter of credit problem. Here is how pre-loading surveys work and what shippers can do before loading.
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How carriers price breakbulk cargo per revenue ton, which surcharges to expect, and how liner terms change the cost.
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The six stages of a project cargo move, from early planning and route survey to delivery and handover at site.
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What heavy-lift shipping involves: the vessel and its cranes, the lift plan, port requirements and the data shippers must supply.
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Liner or charter for breakbulk cargo? How each option works and when each one makes sense.
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Why carrier liability is not enough for breakbulk and project cargo, and the five things to check in a cargo insurance policy.
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A plain guide to the nine UN dangerous goods classes used in sea freight, with examples and how to classify your cargo.
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The fields a sea freight dangerous goods declaration needs, and the mistakes that hold up DG bookings.
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What an SDS (MSDS) is, which sections carriers check before a dangerous goods booking, and how to avoid delays.
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Which UN number applies to your lithium battery shipment, and what testing, packing and documents carriers expect.
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How the IMDG Code keeps incompatible dangerous goods apart in containers and on the ship.
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The difference between FCL and LCL, and how to decide which one suits your shipment.
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A guide to standard and special shipping containers, their sizes and when to use each.
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