It is possibly a question such as this is looming in your mind but was never properly addressed, the question of how long should you keep a bill of lading, or how long...
While scouring through the internet, we have realized there are still some confusion, in the perspective of the exporters and importers, as to what are the implications of accepting a house bill of...
It is fascinating how logistics revolves around pieces of papers, even with technology advancements woven into our lives, documents such as the bill of exchange and the bill of lading are still very...
Here is another interesting juxtaposition, the Free Alongside Ship and Free on Board. Since the majority of international trade is done with shipping containers, we will wager that you will see the FOB...
For the cargo owners, when you receive a short shipment notice by either your freight forwarder or your shipping agent, you are bound to face some administrative headaches and potentially, additional transport costs....
The Bill of Lading, one of the most important documents in transportation logistics, is issued by the main carriers as a contract of carriage to its clients/agents. But, with third-party logistics providers, freight...
Once a booking confirmation for export has been set, shipping agents, forwarders and NVOCCs will prepare the bill of lading according to the details of the booking confirmation. But throughout the logistics processes,...
Introduction
If you ever had the chance to look at a bill of lading, you will see the phrase “Freight Collect” or “Freight Payable” and “Freight Prepaid” printed at...
Introduction
In short, an advanced manifest submission requires any incoming/outgoing vessels to submit its shipping manifest 24 hours before vessel arrival or departure. Even though the vessel is...
Introduction
If things
haven’t been complicated enough already, they had to have so many formats and
types of Bill of Lading, haven’t we had enough???
The title of...