
Warehouse handling equipment
In the below short logistics learning video (an extract from our course Introduction to warehousing), we present certain warehouse handling ...
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What is Inventory Management?
Inventory management can be seen as a function which aims at ensuring the smooth sourcing, production and delivery of products ...
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The evolution of container ships and their sizes
In this article, we will look the evolution of container ship since 1955 and at the largest container ships of ...
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Main types of ocean cargo
The various goods transported by ocean and transiting through ports can be divided in 5 main types of cargo:
- Liquid ...
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What is logistics?
Logistics can be defined as the detailed planning, organization, and implementation of a complex operation. In layman's terms and in ...
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Customs Classification and harmonized codes
Customs Classification When trading goods internationally, you will need to customs clear your merchandise for export in the country of ...
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Gantry cranes in action
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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The supply chain – its material and logistics flows
Supply chain definition - what is a supply chain. The term Supply chain can be defined as “the sequence of ...
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Container port animation
Today, 18% of the global ocean cargo is moved thanks to shipping containers, container vessels, and container ports or terminals ...
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Transportation – linear feet, linear meters
What are linear feet? What are linear meters? A linear foot or a linear meter are, as they sound like, ...
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Logistics quiz
We see our logistics quizzes as an important learning tool, and the questions and corrections they contain provide learning opportunities ...
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Online logistics training
Allyn International has developed in-house an exclusive catalog of logistics training and supply chain eLearning courses.
Since 2020, some of our ...
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Incoterms® training – 2010, 2020 changes
In this Incoterms training, we discuss the new 2020 Incoterms® list and the 7 main changes from the 2010 edition ...
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CMA CGM Brazil – Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) in action.
You can see below a video of the container ship CMA CGM Brazil, a container vessel from the Very Large ...
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