When we decide to import commodities, we also need to determine how we will import them – by air, rail, or maybe by road? The following article will present the most popular way of transporting products, namely maritime transport. What is maritime transport? Maritime transport (ocean transport) is a term for large loads of cargo …
A new intermodal route from Australia to Europe is in the making. The route will be a part of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC), a trade and multimodal transport corridor jointly built by the western Chinese provinces and the ASEAN countries. Now, Europe is also engaged in the establishment of the ILSTC. What …
Vietnam is one of the dynamically developing Southeast Asian countries and an important business partner for many western countries. It may be noted that Vietnam is gradually taking over some of the orders for products previously imported from China. Vietnam’s main exports to Europe and America are electronic products, electric machinery and equipment, footwear, textiles …
Even though the container revolution, which depended on standardization of container dimension, began a new era in the world of global logistics, it did not solve all the problems faced by shippers. There are situations in which cargo is so big and bulky that it is not easy to fit it into a standardized container. …
According to the European Commission’s website, in 2019 Turkey was EU’s 5th largest trading partner. Moreover, Turkey’s main export markets are the EU – Germany, France, Italy, Spain, etc. (42.4%), the UK, Iraq, the USA, and Israel. Turkey’s exports to the EU are mostly transport equipment and textile articles. Its main USA exports in 2018 …
CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is a multilateral treaty regulating the trade of more than 35 000 species – about 30 thousand species of plants and 5600 species of animals. One hundred eighty-three countries have signed the Convention. CITES brings attention to a global problem that illegal …
When dealing with shipping, you can often come across terms such as RoRo or LoLo, also written as ro-ro, RORO, LOLO, LO/LO. At first, they may seem quite mysterious. What do RoRo and LoLo stand for? RoRo: Roll-On Roll-Off RoRo is a method of loading and unloading a ship, that is rolling the cargo on …
ADN (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways) is a European agreement regarding the international carriage of dangerous goods by inland waterways. It is worth remembering that the ADN regulations are amended in Europe every two years. Genesis The ADN Agreement was drawn up in Geneva on May 26, 2000, …
Import from China is a long and complicated process. It requires good preparation and familiarization with the reality in China. Many factors make up the whole process. Starting from supplier search and verification for the transport of goods and customs clearance. Each of these stages requires knowledge that is necessary to avoid fraud or additional, …
For freight operators, the opportunity to increase the scale of their operations in the promising intermodal segment is the development of China’s rail link with Europe – The New Silk Road. The Chinese provinces are striving to open new transport routes for faster and safer transportation of goods. Intermodal transport using rail is currently more …