A group of American agriculture and forest products shippers wants the ocean carriers in the U.S.-China trade to extend the “free-time” deadlines for contain...

Do I need cargo insurance for my shipment..?? Cargo insurance is a type of insurance that covers/compensates a buyer or seller of goods against cargo damage ...

For businesses that ship internationally, return of goods due to damage in transit can be a huge burden in terms of time and money. Here are 6 tips to prepar...

Pirates boarded a shipping vessel and kidnapped nine crew members off the coast of Benin in West Africa early Saturday morning, according to J.J. Ugland, the...

Are you new into the business of exporting and not sure how to get it right the first time? You are not alone. Not many people are aware of how to handle the...

With the many initiatives that the shipping and freight industry has been taking to combat climate change and reduce CO2 emissions.. Implementing IMO 2020 su...

When Malcom Mclean an American trucking company owner/trucker turned inventor and Mechanical Engineer Keith Tantlinger got together to create the first shipp...

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new rail express service from China to Europe offering transit times of just 10 to 12 days. Launched in partnership with...

Shippers and container lines will likely settle the “who pays how much” dilemma of new low-sulfur IMO 2020-compliant fuels in much the same way as they agree...

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) says firefighting capabilities onboard containerships are deficient and ships should be designed with “fir...

Nearly all maritime kidnappings and hostage-takings in the nine months to the end of September this year took place in or near the Gulf of Guinea, said globa...

Qatar Airways is solidifying its aviation presence in the African market by purchasing shares in Rwanda’s national airline, RwandAir, to counter its current ...

In an ICC podcast to mark the launch of the Incoterms® 2020 rules in September, Emily O’Connor, Director of Trade and Investment for the International Chambe...

Ever since its introduction in 1936, Incoterms® has been a paradox to many buyers, sellers, traders, freight forwarders, shipping lines and other service pro...

Maersk Line will only charge for the “extra cost of compliance” as the carrier introduces new IMO 2020 low-sulfur fuels in the coming months. As reported by ...

New research indicates that merchant shipping is likely responsible for a rapid increase in the amount of plastic bottles found in the world’s oceans and tha...

A Standard may be defined as a repeatable, documented and harmonized method of doing something, whether it relates to the manufacturing of an item or managin...

Container shipping lines will attempt to pass on extra fuel costs due to the introduction of low-sulfur IMO 2020 fuels next year. If shippers prove unwilling...

Incoterms 2020

Road transport is a very popular mode of transport used by suppliers and businesses to deliver orders. Many transport companies provide scheduled delivery da...