Sea freight
Practical answers about transport, documents, customs and loading, written for shippers.
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What does FOB mean?
FOB, the term “Free On Board”, indicates that the seller is responsible for delivering the goods on board the ship, at an agreed port, and…
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How does a sea container terminal operate?
Ports are gateways for goods and passengers and are made up of specialised terminals. A container terminal is a part of a port in which…
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Which is the largest container ship?
Container ships are the vessels designed for carrying containers by sea. In this article we will see how many types there are and which is…
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How do we identify a shipping container?
To prevent theft, freight forwarders take care of identifying every shipping container by the identification numbers written on the B/L…
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Standards for sea freight containers
Last time we saw that the arrival of containers revolutionised the carriage of goods by sea. There is also a series of standards for sea…
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The container and the advantages of containerised sea transport
The container, and with it containerised transport, is one of the inventions that revolutionised sea transport.
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Other documents used in sea transport
So far we have discussed bills of lading and their role; today we will see what other documents are used in sea transport.
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House Bill of Lading versus Master Bill of Lading
As we saw in the last article, there are several types of bills of lading. They can be issued as a House Bill of Lading or a Master Bill…
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Are there several types of bills of lading?
The answer is yes! In the previous article we saw what a Bill of Lading is; now we will understand what types of bills of lading exist and…
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What is a bill of lading (B/L)?
There are two types of document, the Charter Party and the Bill of Lading, which embody the contract of carriage by sea. They differ from…
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Rules for the carriage of dangerous goods by sea
Ships make it possible to carry a very wide range of goods. For the transit to run smoothly, a protocol is followed, and today we will…
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What are the limits of the carrier's liability in sea transport?
In the previous article we looked at the details of the contract of carriage by sea. Today we will go deeper into the principles relating…
