You have two alternatives when exporting cargo freight abroad: air freight or sea freight. There are a few factors that go into the decision of how to deliver your cargo overseas. The urgency of the cargo freight, the physical characteristics … Continue reading →

A lot of shipping paperwork are under your scrutiny when dealing with business freight and international trade. The “Certificate of Origin,” one of several shipping documents, is used to specify the country of origin of the items being shipped. One … Continue reading →

Third party logistics have enabled companies to make supply chain management to carry out certain aspects of its logistical operations. There are various benefits of third party logistics, especially should your business use global suppliers/manufacturer and retailers, the use of … Continue reading →

Knowing the different sea cargo freight options is important when you need to ship your goods between two countries. Knowing the pros and cons of FCL and LCL container shipping goes a long way. These stand for Full container load … Continue reading →

Demurrage is a phrase that is frequently used in the logistics industry. In essence, they are seen as charges imposed for long-term storage of cargo in a terminal or container warehouse. Let’s elaborate. What is Demurrage? There are mechanisms in … Continue reading →

China has been implementing Zero Covid measures, with immediate lockdown directives, this time with an entire province’s population limited to their homes. Further, with the lockdown  that also means that manufacturing factories have temporarily ceased operations which has a great … Continue reading →

If you are in the business of global trading which requires international shipping regularly, you are probably an expert. But if you are not, then we can offer you some guidance on how to prepare your cargo for international shipping … Continue reading →

The world over, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been felt, some strongly than others. Sri Lanka as an island nation, and a shipping and logistics hub in the Indian Ocean, relies on its imports and exports for essential … Continue reading →

Port City Colombo, also known as Colombo International Financial City, is being developed by  the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) which is also part of the China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) company. The project is made up five districts … Continue reading →

Digitization across the globe has been steadily occurring in different sectors and industries, with different supply chain measures going digital at the company level. Yet, it was only recently that Sri Lanka put to use the first ever electronic bill … Continue reading →