Introduction To Flying Heavy Engineering Goods Flying heavy engineering goods by air is not an impossible task. However, the shipper will be at an advantage, if all necessary preparations have been made in advance, especially those abroad. Local preparations are to be done together with the freight forwarder. Keep It Simple Air freight is fast, effective …
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Planning Air Freight Consolidation Planning air freight consolidation is directed at those who are new to air freight consolidation. A few points are for the attention of shippers (aka consignors). Unnecessary theory will be avoided. Only practical points. Air Freight Consolidation Goals An example of what happened in the real world : A large piece of …
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Planning Airfreight Consolidation – Starting Point This article is mainly aimed at those who are new to air freight consolidation or the line of business itself. Certain parts of the article is also meant for shippers. The first and foremost point before you take any step in planning airfreight consolidation is to remember the most important …
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International Air Freight Consolidation – A Short Explanation This article is for those who are not conversant with the process of international air freight consolidation, or for those who are newcomers into the field and as such it will be kept as simple as possible. Why Use Freight Consolidation? The simplest answer to the question is saving …
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Calculate Shipping Cost Carefully To Avoid Wasting Money Have you wondered why you are paying a lot for your air cargo consignments? Did you calculate shipping cost for each of your consignments? If you haven’t, you would want to start now. As with all the articles on this site, this, too. is written for the …
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Introduction Fast, efficient and expensive are the three terms that qualify the phrase air cargo. The last word is the first one that comes to mind, but delays in a business can cause loss of revenue and loss of business. Meticulous organisation will save time, money, energy and efforts. Timing : A Vital Factor In …
Your First Air Freight Export You have just acquired an order and it is to be you first air freight export. You are not sure about the procedures to be followed. You wish to keep the business expanding and the customer satisfied. All you need to do is to go through a systematic preparation and implementation. …
Introduction Exporting a large machine (technically known as heavy engineering goods) by air freight is not an impossible task. However, the shipper (also known as consignor) will be at an advantage, if preparations have been made in advance, especially those abroad. Keep It Simple Air freight is expensive but fast and effective. Optimise the planning …
Introduction Floor Load Capacity limit is usually a factor unknown to the shipper. However, it is useful to understand this concept, so that the packaging can be optimised. Air freight packaging must be strong enough to withstand fast operational procedures. Forklifts, pallet-jack handling, moving, sliding, vibrations etc are all factors that need to be taken …
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Letter Of Credit Without getting stuck in technical jargon, the term Letter of Credit, or L/C as it is fondly called, is a document from a bank guaranteeing the seller the amount due from the buyer. However, as is to be expected in such transactions, the letter of credit is bound to conditions laid own …
