What is the full meaning of NAHCO?
Whoever is familiar with the Nigeria Airports, especially the cargo sections will see buildings with trademarked Blue and Yellow color combination. Those are colors of a company called NAHCO. NAHCO, …
What does an international freight forwarder do?
If your business involves importing or exporting freight, you’re likely working with a freight forwarder. Importing and exporting goods takes more than transporting a good from one country to another. …
MSC overtakes Maersk as the world’s largest container line.
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has overtaken Denmark’s Maersk to become the world’s largest container line. MSC’s rise to the top came on Wednesday when the Swiss-Italian company took delivery …
What’s your supply chain strategy in this perilous times?
Early Last week I went into a super market to buy some groceries and I requested for a particular snack. But to my utmost surprise I was told that the …
Do you know the dimensions of a 40ft container?
If you ship by sea a lot, it is very important that you know the size and dimensions of a 40ft container. It can help you determine the amount of …
The Standard way to calculate Chargeable weight for Airfreight.
When it comes to air freight the chargeable weight often causes a lot of confusion. The First thing one needs to understand is that shipments has two weights; the actual …
4 KEY WAYS TO REDUCE INBOUND LOGISTICS COST.
Logistics cost is one of the most expensive parts of a business. It is therefore very important that there is a deliberate focus on opportunities to reduce costs and at …
Shipping HVAC systems and equipment? What you should know.
HVAC is an acronym for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. The term encompasses all products and services related to the industry. Climate control systems and equipment are crucial for houses, …
GIANT EVERGREEN COMPANY CONTAINER SHIP RAN AGROUND, BLOCKING WORLD’S BUSIEST SHIPPING LANE.
Loaded with nearly 20,000 containers, one of the world’s largest container ships has blocked one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, threatening ‘catastrophic’ delays to global supply chains with workers …
Chinese Ship Runs Aground Off Mauritius With 130 Tonnes Of Oil Onboard.
Mauritius is hit by yet another shipwreck oil spill, months after the devastating MV Wakashio oil spill that happened in July, last year. A Chinese flagged vessel has run aground …