Household Relocation…………………… a stressful item for many people but sometimes inevitable. Moving internationally is not an easy thing to do and you have to try and stay well-informed about many things. It could be a tedious process both on the pocket and the mind. You may face several stressful moments. Avoiding cargo damage, safeguarding yourselves …
Blockchain-based logistics firm ShipChain and GTX Corp (OTCQB: GTXO), a global tech leader offering a suite of GPS and NFC tracking location-based services, have announced a new partnership for a new global NFC blockchain shipment tracking solution. Under the agreement, ShipChain will use GTX’s temperature enabled NFC smart tags to track temperature-sensitive shipments. The tag …
The Incoterms® rules were developed by the International Chamber of Commerce to facilitate international trade and for the interpretation of the trade terms that the parties to a contract of sale could agree to apply.. Incoterms® were first introduced in 1936 and were revised in 1957, 1967, 1976, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 to accommodate changes …
Cargo Tracking Note or CTN as it is popularly known is not one of those instantly obvious things you would think about when drafting a seaborne shipment.. You may not even have heard about it.. But if you want to sell your product in a number of African countries, then the topic of CTN certification …
From the time the collaboration between Maersk Line and IBM was announced in January 2018 and the creation of TradeLens in August 2018, the blockchain-enabled shipping solution designed to promote efficient and secure global trade had many naysayers with predictions that the platform was doomed to fail.. Because this platform was initiated and created by …
SEEK – LEARN – KNOW – GROW is the motto of this blog, which is dedicated to the sharing and spreading of shipping and freight knowledge including the asking and answering of questions relating to shipping and freight.. NOTHING can be learnt without asking questions.. We would not have the development, technology and luxuries we …
Shipping lines are evolving digitally day by day.. I wrote previously how digital shipping lines are countering the advances of digital freight forwarders.. In its latest digital offering, Maersk Line, the world’s largest container line has introduced an online product aimed at making the booking process for containers simpler and more efficient.. Apart from being …
A seafarer is never at the front or the back of a ship; they are at the bow or the stern. They are never on the left or right side, but rather port or starboard. They are never in their bedroom or the kitchen, but they might be in their cabin or in the galley. …
Empowering Women in the Maritime Community is the theme for The World Maritime Day 2019 (#IamonBoard).. The fact that we need to be reminded about empowering Women says a lot about how little has been done in this regard in the past and how much more remains to be done..!! This theme provides us with …
With #IMO2020 fast approaching – 194 days away as of this article – shipping lines, customers and ship owners are working hard on finding ways to be compliant (whether they like it or not).. This is especially important in the wake of recent comments from IMO’s Frederick Kenney about the possibility of a postponement of …