A judgment handed down by the English Commercial Court in 2018 illustrates how trade finance banks can find themselves facing unexpected risks when things go wrong in their customers’ trading… read more →
Even though shipping and containerised shipments have been happening for a long time, there is still a lack of basic understanding of the weights used in a container, transport requirements… read more →
We spoke to Hariesh Manaadiar, author of Shipping and Freight Resource on Bills of Lading. It’s important to remember that Commercial/trade information may be important to a buyer or a seller,… read more →
Bunkering – What is it? The definition of bunkering has changed over the years, what once was a term describing steam power is now generally synonymous with fuel. TFG investigates… read more →
With the imminent threat of trade wars, uncertainty around trade tariffs and rise of disruptive technology, freight forwarding is an increasing concern for business owners. Freight is a huge industry,… read more →
I had the pleasure of interviewing marketing manager, Stephanie Munn, who has worked at PALLITE® for just over a year and who has always worked in and around the logistics… read more →
Shawn Chow Wins TFG Accelerate Scholarship For International Trade London, UK — Shawn Chow, an Economics undergraduate at the University of Warwick, is the winner and recipient of the 2018… read more →
The Transatlantic trade relationship has deteriorated. The Trump administration imposed steel and aluminium tariffs that generated a response from the EU, and the US has yet to react. How has… read more →
The Republic of South Africa is considering strict restrictions on the transport of raw materials in order to boost domestic value-adding operations. The Republic of South Africa, ranked 61 by… read more →
Shipping has been an important activity throughout history, particularly when prosperity depended primarily on international and interregional trade. In fact, transportation has been called one of the four cornerstones of… read more →
DAP (Delivery at Place) is one of the most popular Incoterms used in Europe, it is also one of the most popular used for e-commerce. Learn how to use it… read more →
We all lead a digital lifestyle – we snap and share photos on Instagram, order a car on Uber, shop on Amazon, and at work use a variety of cloud-based… read more →
It is understandable that aluminum buyers are nervous about future price movements after falling nearly 9% in price from their high in early January. Aluminium markets took almost a 10%… read more →
We spoke to Nick Coverdale, a supply chain expert and industry guru on the commoditisation of freight forwarding. We spoke to Nick Coverdale, a 40-year Supply chain guru about his… read more →
We spoke to Johnatas Montezuma, a shipping expert and specialist in complex supply chain solutions for some useful incoterms and shipping suggestions for first time exporters. A supply chain expert… read more →