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02/09/2015

A collection of Bills of Lading by Mr. Ahmet AYTOGAN, Turkey!

An article about a collector of Bills of Lading

29/01/2015

Less than a month until PEF in Morocco. Who's coming?

18/12/2014

Lovely, isn't it?

When two worlds meet in - part 2/2

02/12/2014

It is cool!

Fort Sainte Marie in the West Indies - copyright:

26/11/2014

Say goodbye to this lovely vessel!

Everyweek, it’s 11 Ships, which cruise 77 days on the French Asia Line 1 (FAL 1). They call in 18 ports, including the world’s largest ones - Rotterdam, Jebel Ali, Shanghai or Hong Kong. Discover the FAL 1 line: http://bit.ly/1y1P7k4

27/10/2014

Wauv!

Another giant ready to cross the oceans – CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB (13,800 TEU)

07/10/2014

Respect :)

The CMA CGM MARCO POLO (396m - 16,000 TEU) ready to face the immensity of the oceans – Thanks to © Jan Sieg Photographie for the photo

23/09/2014

Chinese Railways, Why? Part 4 of 9

The first linked article does indicate that there are no Chinese railway experts who are supporting this. However, I am sure that if the Chinese Premier told

23/09/2014

Chinese Railways, Why? Part 3 of 9

These enormous natural obstacles in Alaska are actually insignificant obstacles in Canada. Although the Canadian path will be more southerly, it will be far,

23/09/2014

Chinese Railways, Why? Part 2 of 9

If this is indeed true and if there is a railway stop there for loading and unloading cargo then this could be a great benefit for the Canadians. The bi

23/09/2014

Chinese Railways, Why? Part 1 of 9

However, the linked article is somewhat ambiguous and maybe even contradictory. The article was from the newspaper Russia Today, so it is obvious th

11/09/2014

What is Stowage? Pt 4 of 4

Now that you know more about stowage, contact a FreightArea.com representative to find out how you can effectively and efficiently store and transport your g

10/09/2014

What is Stowage? Pt 3 of 4

People who want to form human pyramids know that the heaviest participants should never be at the top. Moreover, there is an upper limit to their strength. E

09/09/2014

What is Stowage? Pt 2 of 4

Airplanes use similar containers although, for flight, they are not as heavy or massive. However, passenger planes usually do not transport coal, wheat or mi

09/09/2014

What is Stowage? Pt 1 of 4

This can apply to people who have never even heard of the concept of stowage. When you purchase groceries and other products from your local market, the cler

08/09/2014

Shipping Containers, Overboard! Pt 3 of 3

Even if this were followed and/or made more consistent, there may be legal loopholes. There is no legal status of containers in all cases and at all times. A

04/09/2014

Shipping Containers, Overboard! Pt 2 of 3

I was concerned about damage to the cargo. I have seen many containers and read much about them. I am not certain if they are water-proof, however. I suspect

03/09/2014

Shipping Containers, Overboard! Pt 1 of 3

The physical magnitude of the containers is also fascinating and frightening. There are a handful of common lengths of containers: 20 feet (6.1 meters), 40 f

02/09/2014

Goodmorning world :)

: the JULES VERNE in Malta Freeport. Credits to Melvin Mifsud [melmif photography]

01/09/2014

Goodafternoon from Istanbul

01/09/2014

Shipper versus Freight-Forwarder Pt 2 of 2

A freight forwarder in the import-export-transportation-warehousing business does similar things. Among any other activities and responsibilities, a freight

01/09/2014

Shipper versus Freight Forwarder Pt 1 of 2

This was the well-known slogan of an American courier services company a few years ago. If you did indeed need to have it received overnight, and if you trus

29/08/2014

Freight Insurance Pt 3 of 3

There are a lot of differences among the various modes of transport, just as there are differences in different professions. Medical doctors have malpractice

28/08/2014

Freight Insurance Pt 2 of 3

People on their own can determine whether or not to take on insurance. For example, you may not want life insurance for dying in an accident if you do not ha

28/08/2014

Freight Insurance Pt 1 of 3

What is insurance? Virtually every adult has it and virtually every adult has several forms of it. People have life insurance, medical insurance, car insuran

27/08/2014

Huge and lovely container vessel from Cma-Cgm

: a wonderful picture of the CMA CGM MATISSE approaching Sydney Opera House

26/08/2014

This is huge!

A nice front shot submitted by Richard Telder of the CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB. A 365 meters long and 51 meters wide vessel!

26/08/2014

United Arab Shipping Corporation (UASC) Considers Size As Matter

United Arab Shipping Corporation (UASC) thinks it has the problem licked by introducing such economies of scale into its operations as to remain profitable w

26/08/2014

Freight Contracts Pt 3 of 3

Again, I am not a lawyer and you may not necessarily need to know this information. However, if you are negotiating a freight contract or are authorized to b