Further to my previous post regarding demurrage/detention (http://shippinginsouthafrica.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/difference-between-demurragedetention/), there has been question raised by one of the readers on my international blog (http://theworldofshipping.wordpress.com).. “What is the meaning of combined demurrage/detention charge? How is that being calculated? This again confuses the customer – if you have a combined detention/demurrage – it means that you either get … Continue reading »
Posted in August 2010 …
This blog will now tweet as well
In keeping with the modern methods of keeping in touch and based on requests from readers this blog is now linked to Twitter (Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read other user messages called tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters.) as well.. You can view all the Tweets (updates … Continue reading »
Deciding the port of call
Hi all, one of the questions that was raised to me by one of the readers of the blog was as below.. I thought i would respond to this as a post.. Q : How SA importers decide which port is most suitable/cost effective, especially with regards to containers. A : In SA, since all ports/terminals … Continue reading »
