Monday, March 17, 2014

Third Party (3PL) and Fourth Party (4PL) Logistics

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OUTSORCING - paved way to 3PL & 4PL —   Outsourcing is one of the important features of SCM . It is t he usage of other agenci...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF EMPTY MARINE CONTAINERS

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THE BACKGROUND Since the beginning of containerization , the shipping industry has shown enviable developments in increased produc...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

P3 – The New Mega-Alliance !!!!!

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The announcement of setting up of The Mega P3 Alliance   by   Maersk, MSC & CMA CGM literally stirred up the shipping community as a ...
Sunday, November 17, 2013

Coastal Shipping is a need rather than a desire!!

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India with an expansive coastline of a bout 7517km,   studded with 12 major and 185 Non-Major (Minor / Intermediate) ports ,   should be h...
Friday, October 18, 2013

Freight Forwarders & NVOCs – What is the difference?

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Freight Forwarders act as agents of merchants/shippers. Many forwarders act as consolidators too, ie, combining small lots of cargo into b...

Through Bill of Lading & Combined Transport Bill of Lading – Are they same ??

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No, there is a significant difference between the Through B/L and Combined Transport B/L. Through B/L -   Under a Through B/L the oc...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

New Gen Containers

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Here is good news for shipping companies, congestion-hit container freight stations (CFSs), box terminals and the end users. Something int...