This is the list of articles that i have written since 2008.. It is shown in a descending order with the latest articles at the top.. You can use the Search widget on the right side bar to search for any item of your interest..
- Who pays freight charges for a shipment..??
- General average — a mystery explained
- Consequences of incorrect acceptance of hazardous cargo
- Should the Shipped on Board Date and Bill of Lading Date be the same..??
- Mis-declaration of container weights – the struggle continues
- Information required on Warehousing
- Process to follow for container updation when Navis is on-line and off-line
- Number of original bills of lading
- Test your knowledge of the world
- Implications of issuing a Clean on Board bill of lading
- Navis to go live at Durban’s ro-ro and Maydon Wharf Terminal
- Questions regarding shipping agents
- New items on the menu..
- Why do containers get stowed and discharged incorrectly..??
- Some unusual and different container types
- Important South African contact numbers relating to Shipping and Freight
- Why won’t a shipping line pre-date or back-date my bill of lading..??
- What is a UCR Number and who needs it..
- Should i use Open Top or Flat Rack for over-height cargo
- SAD story – Part 1
- Is a shipping line liable for any costs if they don’t send the arrival notification for import cargo..??
- DCT Pier 1: Tier for Tier releasing : Gather
- Pre-advice at Durban Container Terminals (Pier 1 & Pier 2) – Clarification
- Is there a limitation on the number of Original bills to be issued..??
- Are telex release and express release the same..??
- Navis pre-advice go live at Durban Container Terminals (Pier1 and Pier2)
- What is a Garment On Hanger container..??
- Declaration of Force Majeure at Durban Container Terminal Pier 2
- Navis Auto-Gate (Pre-Advise) System – Implementation date 01.02.2012
- Navis access – to give or not to give
- DCT Pier1 News
- Transnet invests in Durban container-handling capacity
- Container review – 2012 – Whatever your expectations, lower them..
- Part bill of lading
- Port delays and its consequences
- Stricken container ship M/V Rena splits in two
- Vehicles with combustion engines to be shipped as Hazardous cargo
- 2011 – The year that was, for this shipping and freight blog
- Season’s greetings to everyone
- Weighing of all export containers
- Exports – Dispelling a fallacy
- Navis Shutdown – Durban Container Terminal (Pier 1 & 2) – 18.12.2011
- Update on Dong San fire situation in Cape Town port
- Declaration of Force Majeure at Cape Town Container Terminal due to breakout of fire on board a vessel
- Update on Dongsan on fire in Cape Town
- Reclaimed Shipping Container Hotel in Hamburg
- Further update from Cape Town Container Terminal – 1215 hrs – 5th December
- Update from Cape Town Container Terminal
- Who is a multi-modal transport operator & how do they differ from freight forwarder ?
- Cape Town container terminal resumes operations
- Cape Town container terminal operations stopped due to a ship on fire
- The Story of the Man Who Invented the Shipping Cargo Container
- Undeclared hazardous cargo and its consequences
- Korea to implement advance manifest system
- Ocean Bill of lading, Seaway Bill of Lading & Memo Bill of Lading
- Looking for a cargo ship to shoot a commercial
- DCT Pier 1 Shuttle Bus Service
- the popularity of shipping/freight industry – an example
- Durban Container Terminal (DCT) vehicle access into terminal
- Why you should be careful and vigilant about what a container contains..
- Are Ton and Tonne the same..??
- Difference between the various weights used in shipping
- Are Shippers Load Stow and Count and Said to Contain – different..??
- DCT Pier 1 closed due to labour dispute – info from Transnet
- New networking method – Google+
- Cargo Dwell Time in Durban
- TPT’s Pre-advice for Export Containers – a customs experts perspective
- Update on The Implementation of Pre-Advice for export containers at Durban Container Terminals
- Difference between Cargo dues, Tonnage dues & port dues
- New webpage concerning the Automated Cargo Management (ACM)
- Transnet and rail tariffs
- Implementation of Pre-Advice for Export Containers at Durban Container Terminals
- Difference between House bill of lading & Master bill of lading
- Import CTO discontinued at DCT Pier 2
- What are the requirements to become a Freight Forwarder..??
- Who pays what charges for a shipment..??
- Study of truck turnaround times at a port
- List of container shipping lines in the world
- How to read a UN Location Code – Update
- What is Bunker and Bunkering..??
- Japan Tsunami Photos – Top 10 Photos Of Maritime Disaster & Recovery
- What is Short Ship and Short Land..??
- What does Shippers load, stow and count mean..??
- How to read a UN Location (Port) Code..
- In support of the Seafarers on Day of the Seafarer – 25th June 2011
- What is the difference between Storage and Demurrage
- A haunting and soulful image of a shipwreck
- What is Transhipment..??
- Discussion on recruiting people in the freight industry
- Types of Cargo ships – Part 2
- Day of the seafarer 2011 – 25th June 2011
- How to handle IMCO Class 1 cargo..
- What is meant by Direct Delivery..??
- Various cargo and packing types in containers
- What is the difference between Slot charterer and NVOCC Operator..??
- Formalities to start importing goods into South Africa
- Useful resource for EDI
- How to use Twitter to your advantage, how it can help you and how this site uses it..
- What happens to shipping containers lost at sea.??
- What is the significance of stack dates and why is it important..??
- Seal reporting requirements for containerised cargoes
- What is the difference between Carrier Haulage & Merchant Haulage..?? What are the implications..??
- More innovative ideas using shipping containers
- Difference between a Freight Forwarder and Broker
- What is a VSA in terms of shipping..??
- Best articles of Shipping in South Africa
- How does an express bill work and what are its advantages and disadvantages..??
- Rate the articles on this shipping blog
- Article on ENS data filing with EU
- How do incoterms affect the shipping line?
- Is there a difference between a ship and a vessel..??
- who is a co-loader on a liner service..??
- User input on Transnet’s performance
- Under FOB terms – who should bear the charges for issuance of B/l : Shipper or Consignee??
- The Top 100 shipping lines – according to Alphaliner
- No more F178 for exporting – yippppeee
- EU – Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) – the new buzz word
- Shipping is cool business
- Sinking Boat
- The perils of shipping
- 2010, Shipping and beyond
- Can the South African mining community do this..??
- DCT – PIER 1 – IMPORT COLLECTION – 18 NOVEMBER 2010
- What is a High Seas Sale..??
- What is the difference between Regular Line vessel and Conference Line vessel..??
- Advance Manifest Information for shipments to EU
- Cargo Tracking Note – what is it..??
- An all women South African ship crew makes history
- Strike update from Port
- DCT Strike info from Transnet
- Voucher of Correction
- Portside and Starboard side of a ship – interesting information
- Update to Danshoek derailment
- Derailment at Dasenhoek – Natcor line
- What is Cargo Dues and why is it charged..??
- pier2 waterside is on standby
- Update from port
- What to do when the original bill of lading is lost..??
- Change in name of Transnet Terminals in Durban
- News from Transnet
- The Secret Story Of Building The World’s Largest Container Ship
- Container Tilter Unloader
- Combined demurrage/detention
- The ten largest shipping companies in the world
- House made from Shipping Container
- Vertical folding shipping container – boy do i love shipping..
- Updates from the port
- Shipping is not just about containers
- This blog will now tweet as well
- Deciding the port of call
- Container Stow position numbering
- What is a telex release..??
- Maritime Terms
- What is MSDS and why is it important..??
- What is the difference between pre-carriage and on-carriage
- Triple Lift Container crane
- Navis go-live at DCT postponed
- what is the difference between an exporter and a shipper..??
- Addendum to how a letter of credit works – L/C Extension
- Navis kick off date in Durban announced
- What is EDI and what is the importance of EDI in current day shipping..??
- What happens to the original bill of lading after a shipment has been completed..??
- Interesting shipping related ad
- Who is an NVOCC Operator and difference between a freight forwarder and NVOCC
- What is the best way to prepare oneself if chosen for an interview with either a shipping line or ships agency..?? What should a candidate know..??
- Update to Ban on high cube container transporation
- Ban on high cube container transportation
- What is a back to back shipment..??
- How has the FIFA 2010 helped the South African shipping industry..??
- How can i make Shipping in South Africa blog more useful to you..??
- What are removal companies..??
- What is the difference between a freight forwarder and clearing agent..??
- Do you use a checklist before packing your cargo..??
- How do you choose a shipping line for your shipments..??
- Markings on a container – what do they mean..??
- How to track ships in South Africa
- Is Shipping in South Africa a free blog..??
- South African Maritime Skills Crisis – How Skills Levies Can Give you the Edge over your Competitors
- Flow of cargo in South Africa (import, export, transhipment)
- What is a HS Code
- Cover yourself while quoting
- Anti-Piracy Vessel survey program – Part 2
- The Container Department
- Anti-Piracy Vessel survey program – Part 1
- Piracy attack on ships – a reflection on the statistics
- Panama Canal Working
- Ship safety and security concerns – Choices and approaches
- Women in Shipping – A Tribute
- Write a guest post for this blog
- Difference between a Liner shipping service and Tramp service
- What to do when your cargo is damaged
- Navis – a user’s perspective
- Ways to reuse a shipping container
- What is the difference between storage and overstay
- The importance of a container seal
- Michael Jackson
- Difference between Demurrage/Detention
- Parts of a bill of lading – Part 4
- Parts of a bill of lading – Part 3
- Parts of a bill of lading – Part 2
- Parts of a bill of lading – Part 1
- Manifest Correctors
- States Warehouse Process
- Container Stowage Planning and how it works
- The Maersk Alabama Piracy Incident – A collection of facts
- Common shipping and freight abbreviations
- Letter of Credit – how it works
- Identifying a stow position
- MSC Fantasia – Cruise Ship Incident
- Container Service Types
- Mega container ships – the battle rages
- Types of Cargo Ships
- The ten largest container shipping companies in the world
- Calculation of CBM – Update
- How to calculate CBM & Freight Ton
- Largest container vessel in the world – interesting info and pictures
- Container Sizes and Dimensions – All Types
- List of Topics
- Import Overstay process
- Documents required by shipping lines for release of cargo
- Thanks to FTW
- Update to passing CTO in Johannesburg
- Answers to Test your shipping knowledge – Week 02/2009
- How and where to pass a CTO in Johannesburg
- Importance of declaring the right cargo weight on the ship
- Test your shipping knowledge – Week 02/2009
- Answers to Test your shipping knowledge – Week 01/2009
- Articles of interest from my international shipping blog
- The process of hazardous cargo acceptance and shipment
- Test your shipping knowledge – Week 01/2009
- Answers to test your shipping knowledge Week – 50
- Test your shipping knowledge – week 50
- Answers to Test your shipping knowledge – week 49
- Test your shipping knowledge – week 49 – 2008
- Why you should subscribe to my blog
- duly discharged bills of lading – the great debate
- Article 7 – Inco Terms
- Article 6 – Hazardous Cargo
- Article 5 – Special Containers & its Cargoes – OOG/Reefer
- Article 4 – Import process
- Article 3 – Export process
- Article 2 – The Documents
- Article 1 – The Basics
I enjoyed ,now I know how letter of credit work
Could u pls explain about tweendecker vessels, their structures etc. Also pls give an info about tanktop of a vessel
Rochelle
I think you can find those information on their official websites. You can try worldportsource.com & portarea.com
Hi Shyam, THC is Terminal Handling Charge and the rate of THC depends on each country..
Sir , Thanks for valuable information , but may i know that what is THC and what is the rate applicable
hello Friends,
i want to know the differences between freight forwarding company and express cargo company ??
hello all
I Live in delhi new to this blog. Please let me know form where i can do the customs clearance and freight forwarding diploma in dlehi. pls help me out.
Hello Sir,
i want to ask 2 questions.
1. what is back to back B/L?
2. what date they put in the B/L(date of issue)?
Hi, i need some information about the import transhipment and export transport transhipment. And does the delivery order function same as the container request form? And i would like to know that why the LCL(loose cargo) shipment are require to send by road?
Hope that i got this answer as fast as possible. Thanks.
Who is a multi-modal transport operator & how do they differ from freight forwarder ?
Need some information from the ppl in shipping industry pls – What restrictions do we come across from the following ports when fixing a vessel – port like: Port of Buenaventura, Toledo, Bankok, Churchill and calcutta. Is their any website i can refer to to get info on ports of the world?
What is mobilisation and demobilisation of vessel?