Explainers
What the terms, charges and rules of freight and logistics mean, how they work and why they matter, explained from primary sources.
Ocean
- Demurrage vs detentionComing soon
- What terminal handling charges (THC) coverComing soon
- What a blank sailing isComing soon
- Shipping alliances explainedComing soon
- Transshipment hubs explainedComing soon
Rates
- Spot vs contract ocean freight ratesComing soon
- How freight rate indices work (WCI, SCFI, FBX)Coming soon
- Bunker surcharges (BAF) explainedComing soon
- Peak season and congestion surcharges explainedComing soon
Ports
- Port congestion and container dwell timeComing soon
Risk
- Chokepoints: Suez, Panama, Hormuz, Malacca, Bab el-MandebComing soon
- What general average is and when it is declaredComing soon
Equipment
- Container types and sizesComing soon
- TEU and FEU explainedComing soon
- How container numbers and check digits work (ISO 6346)Coming soon
Air
- Chargeable and volumetric weightComing soon
Documents
- Air waybill vs bill of ladingComing soon
- House bill vs master billComing soon
Industry
- NVOCC vs freight forwarderComing soon
- 3PL and 4PL explainedComing soon
- SCAC codes explainedComing soon
Customs
- What a customs broker doesComing soon
- Free trade agreements and preferential dutyComing soon
- De minimis thresholds explainedComing soon
- What an Authorised Economic Operator isComing soon
Road
- LTL vs FTLComing soon
- Drayage explainedComing soon
Rail
- Intermodal and rail freightComing soon
Regulation
- What cabotage isComing soon
Dangerous goods
- Hazard classes 1 to 9Coming soon
Sustainability
- How the EU ETS applies to shippingComing soon
- What FuelEU Maritime requiresComing soon
- The IMO net-zero frameworkComing soon
- How Scope 3 freight emissions are counted (GLEC Framework)Coming soon
Warehousing
- Cross-docking explainedComing soon
Strategy
- Just-in-time vs just-in-case inventoryComing soon
- Nearshoring and friend-shoringComing soon
Technology
- What a transportation management system (TMS) doesComing soon
- Digital freight brokerage explainedComing soon
- AMRs vs AGVs in the warehouseComing soon