Seafreight

Maersk Line to rejoin the TSA Maersk Line to rejoin the TSA

Maersk Line has filed an application to rejoin the Transpacific Stablization Agreement... 

Additional GRI scheduled – Transpacific Westbound to Asia Additional GRI scheduled – Transpacific Westbound to Asia

Anyone else having a hard time trying to stay on top of all of the recent GRI’s? The... 

Containerized imports and exports continue to show weak demand even as some markets grow Containerized imports and exports continue to show weak demand even as some markets grow

The following is a guest post from zepol.com. 3PLwire.com readers know the impact... 

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Air Cargo

IATA July Report: Cargo shows continued improvement IATA July Report: Cargo shows continued improvement

IATA.org has recently released their airline industry report for the month of July... 

ATA Reports Sharp Decline in Air Cargo ATA Reports Sharp Decline in Air Cargo

The Airport Transportation of America (ATA) reports a sharp decline in international... 

Is cargo recovery near? Is cargo recovery near?

Not according to Swiss Forwarder Kuehne & Nagel. According to an article from... 

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Logistics

Damco recognised as Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence Damco recognised as Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence

Singapore, 14 October 2009 – Damco, a leading logistics and freight forwarding company, was conferred the Outstanding Partner in Supply Chain Excellence Award during the SCM Logistics Excellence Awards ceremony here on 6 October. The award recognizes Damco for its ability and significant contribution in offering end-to-end supply chain solutions which... [Read more of this review]

Casestack Announces Newest Board Member Casestack Announces Newest Board Member

Santa Monica, Calif., Oct. 16, 2009 – CaseStack, a leading outsourced logistics company specializing in supply chain solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, announced today that Tucker Taylor, a member of the original Federal Express management team, has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Taylor has an impressive history... [Read more of this review]

3PL Study – 2009 Released 3PL Study – 2009 Released

The 14th Annual Third-Party logistics Study sponsored by Oracle, Capgemini, Georgia Institute of Technology and Panalpina has officially been released. The annual study aims to document the growth and evolution of the third-party logistics (3PL) industry by identifying and tracking key trends and views of the 3PL industry largely from the perspective... [Read more of this review]

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Incoterms

How well do you know your Incoterms? How well do you know your Incoterms?

Think you have a fairly good grasp on your Incoterms? I thought I did until I took the “challenge” from www.tradefacil.com. You can take the challenge here (registration required). Drop us a line and let us know how you did.  Read More →

Incoterms: DDP – Delivered Duty Paid Incoterms: DDP – Delivered Duty Paid

DDP DDP – Delivered Duty Paid – is another useful incoterm that can be used with any mode of transport. It is very similar to DDU except that with DDP the seller is also responsible for all import customs formalities and duty and for final delivery of the goods to the buyer at the named place of destination. Basically, with DDP, the buyer... [Read more of this review]

Incoterms: DDU – Delivery Duty Unpaid Incoterms: DDU – Delivery Duty Unpaid

DDU – Delivery Duty Unpaid – Is a fairly common incoterm and can be used for any mode of transport. Under DDU terms the seller is responsible for making the goods available to the buyer at a named place of destination but not cleared for import. The seller is also responsible for all the costs involved to deliver the goods to the named... [Read more of this review]

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