CONSOLIDATION: SHIPPING LESS –THAN-CONTAINER
CONSOLIDATION of what? Assume you want to travel from Aberdeen city center say from the front of Primark shopping mall to somewhere in Garth Dee like Robert Gordon University campus, without a personal car. Two options are open to you; either you join the public bus transport provided by FIRST transport company or you take […]
INCOTERMS: UNDERSTANDING SHIPPING TERMS IN NIGERIA
Incoterms? The term shipping used in international logistic trade means transport of goods from one place to another. Like every other trade, this movement of cargo from one country to another comes with its on jargon or languages. These are often called shipping terms or Incoterms (International commercial terms). These terms have meanings assigned to […]
SHIPPING COMPANIES TERMS AND MEANING IN NIGERIA
Shipping Companies? Have you ever seen big ships or large vessels on the sea? Often the ships are tagged with the name CMA-CGM, Maersk, or APL on the side. What meaning do you make of them? Well, names like Maersk and CMA-CGM are big names in the shipping business. They are called shipping lines. A shipping […]
SHIPPING TERMS: MEANING IN NIGERIA CONTEXT
What are shipping terms? In international commerce, there are a lot of jargon or terms often abbreviated as incoterms. These are sometimes referred to as trading terms. The terms FOB, CNF, C&F, FCA, Ex Works, Shipper, Exporter, Importer, Consignee, Consignor, Shipping Line, etc. are often used wrongly. Wrong usage could cause some shipping documentation complication […]
SHIPPING TO NIGERIA – DESTINATION CLEARANCE/HANDLING
Are you shipping to Nigeria? One of my articles focused on the number of cargo clearance and handling steps from the supplier’s warehouse to the Freight Forwarder’s warehouse. In addition, to the origin port, and all the way to the destination port at the destination country – Nigeria. That article shows clearly that every commercial shipment […]
INTERNATIONAL CARGO SHIPPING TO NIGERIA
International Cargo Shipping? As is the practice internationally, for every single international cargo shipping to Nigeria as the destination, there are a number of must-take handling and cargo clearance steps to bring the process to completion. Suppliers or sellers of the goods should understand clearing steps clearly. Yes, even the importer or the buyer. The reason is […]