Factors that Affect the Air Freight Rate As with all expenses, air freight rates change all the time. This is because of the fact that many factors affect the pricing of various services and resourc...

Ocean freight accounts for about 90 percent of global shipping, which makes it the main mode of transportation. It is also the preferred mode due to efficiency, cost-competitiveness, and heavy cargo c...

Whether you’re buying a container for shipping, to convert for residential use, for storage purposes, or for some other purpose, the process is not difficult. However, you should make sure you are pur...

Despite claims by shipping lines that most of their containerships operate on fixed-day weekly schedules, a large survey recently revealed that over 40% of the vessels deployed on worldwide liner serv...

RoRo ships are designed to carry cars, agricultural tractors, mining and road machinery, trucks, semi-trailer trucks and trailers, buses, industrial vehicles, lorries…Unlike LO-LO (lift-on/l...

Big Data in logistics: from operational efficiencies to sustainable advantagesUsing Big Data in Supply Chain Management is a real game changer for logistics service providers. Not only does it pr...

Rail freight from China to Europe is a very efficient and cost-effective way to ship cargo. It is cheaper than air shipping, and it takes significantly less time than sea to get from China to Eur...

What is barge transport?A barge is a kind of cargo-carrying vessel designed to transport passengers or goods through rivers or canals. Normally, these shipping vessels are long, flat-bottomed boats th...

Sea freight remains one of the most popular modes of international transport, due to its convenience and cost effectiveness. It’s no surprise that more than 80% of global cargo is moved by ocean ...

What is Dangerous Goods?Dangerous goods (also known as hazardous materials or hazmat) are articles or substances which are capable of posing a hazard to health, safety, property or the environment and...

Warehouse storage techniques comprise methods for organising goods in a logistics facility. Depending on their particular characteristics and demand level, items can be placed on the floor o...

There are several entities involved in the successful transportation of a shipment.. However big or small a shipment is, two entities stand out due to the importance of their roles in a shipment..Thes...