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

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

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 ...

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 ...
Since 2020, some of our ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...
A gantry crane ...

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 ...

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, ...

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