April 1st 2017 saw the introduction of the new carrier alliances which will last for the next decade or so. The previous four shipping alliances have gone to be…
Author: Stephanie Sharp
Article 50 Triggered – What happens next?
The EU celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome on March 25th, which signified the start of the European Blocs formation. Leaders from 27 of the 28…
Know your Incoterms 2010.
The International Commercial Terms – also known as Incoterms, were first issued back in 1923. Relating to international commercial law, they are a set of commercial terms which are…
Lunar New Year – The Year of the Rooster.
As much of the World celebrates the Lunar New Year we thought it timely in our February blog to mention a little of the impacts on global trade and…
The benefits of using a freight forwarder.
When dealing with overseas transactions companies need to make all the necessary arrangements to get the cargo into or out of the UK. Whilst this can be done by…
Undeclared Dangerous Goods
We are all aware in this day and age that there are certain articles you wouldn’t want to be loaded onto an aircraft, train, vehicle or boat that you…
The global warming fightback within the shipping industry.
2016 is on course to be the hottest year on record. Temperatures are standing at a minimum of 1 oC above average and with experts warning that by 2040…
WHAT MAKES HEATHROW TICK AT 70?
London Heathrow Airport has changed beyond recognition since being transferred to the Minister of Civil Aviation on 1st January 1946. Back then it started out as merely a tented…
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!
How not to miss the boat on those last sailing dates for delivery before Christmas 2016.
Without a shadow of a doubt Christmas is an exciting but stressful…