Category: Shipping Services
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GAS CARRIERS AND THEIR DIFFERENT DESIGNS
Home Blog Gas Carriers and their Different Designs The most important feature of gas carriers is their Cargo Containment System. Cargo Containment Systems is the general arrangement of gas carriers. They are designed on the basis of functionality and the type of cargo they carry. Gas carriers are categorised into the following types: INTEGRAL TANKS:…
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10 Interesting Facts about the Maritime Shipping Industry
Home Blog Facts About Shipping Industry Facts About Shipping Industry 1. Over 97% of the ocean containers are manufactured in China. 2. Average life of a 20ft container is 20 years. For a 40ft container the average life is even more. 3. While on the sea, 2/3 of ships have no means of communication and…
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DIGITALIZATION IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY
Home Blog Digitalization In Shipping Industry DIGITALIZATION IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY Digital technologies and solutions are gradually being adapted to increase competitiveness and enhance operational efficiency. The potential of Artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, automation, blockchain, machine learning are combined to connect and smoothen communication, shipping lines, freight forwarders, port authorities, end customers, etc. This can…
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WHY DO YOU NEED CARGO INSURANCE
Home Blog Why Do You Need Cargo Insurance Why Do You Need Cargo Insurance When your cargo is in transit, it is prone to risk that can damage or cause the loss of your shipment. Cargo insurance protects you from financial loss due to damaged or lost cargo. It pays you the amount you’re insured…
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What is Demurrage & Detention?
Home Blog What is Demurrage & Detention? Are you also confused between Demurrage & Detention? Let Fulcrum Shipping & Logistics help you in understanding it and save your business. The Shipping Industry, Freight Forwarders, Importers and Exporters have often heard these important terms concerning the charges or fines of Container.Demurrage is a fine levied by…
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Best Shipping & Logistics Companies in India
Home Blog Best Shipping & Logistics Companies in India For the major part of human history, humans have found many innovative ways to produce and carry goods from one part of the globe to another. In ancient times, many methods of shipping and logistics came from physically carrying goods on their backs to carrying it…
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International Container Shipping
Home Blog International Container Shipping In today’s modern era, most of the leading trading and manufacturing companies’ main priority understands their cargo and how to transport it more efficiently from point A to point B.In the early 1950s, a U.S. trucking company called Malcom McLean had an idea that would change the way goods are…
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Best Shipping Companies in India
Home Blog Best Shipping Companies in India A major part of humankind’s history was spent discovering and crafting new ways to travel across land and well as the seas. When the first humans began establishing the first tribes, they needed a way to transport food, water, and building materials over the seas to trade with…
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Shipping and Logistics industry in India
Home Blog Shipping and Logistics industry in India For the past 30,000 years or so of human history, humankind has discovered as well as invented ample as well as creative methods to manufacture and transport goods from one corner of the world to the other. During the ancient eras of humanity including the stone, bronze,…
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Fastest Growing 3PL companies in India
Home Blog Fastest Growing 3PL companies in India The biggest 3PL companies in India have made their mark on the shipping, logistics, and export-import industries through their unique model of operations. The fastest growing 3PL companies in India act as facilitating agents between 2 businesses and supply chain management needs. There are various roles of…