When shipping containers, selecting the appropriate Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) is crucial to define the responsibilities and costs between the ...

We see our logistics quizzes as an important learning tool, and the questions and corrections they contain provide learning opportunities ...

Today, 18% of the global ocean cargo is moved thanks to shipping containers, container vessels, and container ports or terminals ...

In today's fast-paced and dynamic business landscape, supply chain management plays a critical role in ensuring the smooth flow of ...

In this article, we will look the evolution of container ship since 1955 and at the largest container ships of ...

Allyn International has developed in-house an exclusive catalog of logistics training and supply chain eLearning courses.
Since 2020, some of our ...

In the below short logistics learning video (an extract from our course Introduction to warehousing), we present certain warehouse handling ...

When working with ocean freight and maritime transport, it is important to know and understand the difference between Liner and ...

Inventory management can be seen as a function which aims at ensuring the smooth sourcing, production and delivery of products ...

In the below table, you can find our list of largest container vessels, in terms of TEU capacity, by year ...

The various goods transported by ocean and transiting through ports can be divided in 5 main types of cargo:

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Logistics can be defined as the detailed planning, organization, and implementation of a complex operation. In layman's terms and in ...

What is the Entry Summary Declaration - ENS? Prior to moving goods into the European Union’s customs territory an Entry ...

Customs Classification When trading goods internationally, you will need to customs clear your merchandise for export in the country of ...

A gantry is a bridge-like structure, with side supports, enabling it to span, to be, over something.
A gantry crane ...

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Supply chain definition - what is a supply chain. The term Supply chain can be defined as “the sequence of ...

The 4PL term - short for fourth party logistics - dates back to 1996 and was coined by Accenture who ...

When moving cargo by road, you will often have to decide between using a Full Truckload (FTL) service or a ...

What are linear feet? What are linear meters? A linear foot or a linear meter are, as they sound like, ...

In the 2020 edition of the Incoterms®, the previous DAT (Delivered At Terminal) Incoterms has been renamed to DPU (Delivered at Place ...