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Seafreight Forwarding :The Practitioner's Definitive Guide
Hipping is the most popular method of transporting goods today, with around 90% of all freight transported across the oceans and through man-made waterways. Now, you can find out everything about seafreight forwarding in this comprehensive volume that explains the working of the industry, including up-to-date information on liability, cargo handling, tariffs and hardware such as the different types of vessels and containers. The Practitioner's Definitive Guide:Seafreight Forwarding is written with seafreight industry personnel in mind, including those intending to join the industry and those who simply need a reference. This book provides a complete, practical overview of seafreight operations, which can be readily applied in actual field settings. The book includes topics such as: the roles of carriers and ports, and how they have changed and evolved different types of vessels, containers and cargo gears, and their suitability for various types of cargo proper packing of cargo preparation of sea waybills and bills of lading international sea transport conventions, including the Hague-Visby Rules liabilities and responsibilities of shippers and carriers, and exemptions from penalties major ports of call around the world post 9/11 security measures and their implications Commissioned by the Singapore Logistics Association, The Practitioner's Definitive Guide: Seafreight Forwarding is easy to understand and use, and is the ideal reference or textbook for the practitioner, student and layperson.