will explain C&F ( also called CNF ) terms of delivery with a simple example. You are a Machinery seller situated near Mumbai, India. The buyer is situated in New york. You are the seller of goods and you have contracted with the buyer and agreed to sell the goods on C&F New [...]
Shipping containers are a standardized reusable steel box, used to store and move materials and products ,in the global containerized inter modal freight transport system efficiently and securely. When your overall cargo volume does not meet our full container requirements. We can still offer you a cost saving by consolidating your cargo into our regular group age service. This means your cargo [...]
An ISO-Tank is a term used to describe a steel "pill shaped" container within a standard ISO (International Standards Organisation) frame which has a type of portable bulk liquid container, used within intermodal transportation when the product itself is not exposed to overflowing during transportation, which makes the whole process faster and more cost-effective. This [...]
FOB means Freight on Board or Free On Board. If terms of delivery of a transaction is on FOB, the cost of movement of goods on board of Airlines or on board of ship is borne by the seller. How FOB works? I will explain FOB terms of delivery with a simple example. You are a Machinery [...]
Flexi tank is a bag for liquid transport up to 24 tons in 20 and 40 foot containers. The standard Flexies are made of polyethylene and polypropylene. Their capacity could be between 16000 liters to 24000 liters. What kind of materials are transportable in Flexi tanks? • The natural [...]
The first cargo flight took place on the 7 November 1910 in the USA, between Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. Philip Orin Parmelee piloted a Wright Model B aeroplane 65 miles (105 km) carrying a package of 200 pounds of silk for the opening of a store. Newspaper clippings quoted the Wright [...]