Cross docking is a supply chain technique to improve warehouse logistics management. This distribution strategy involves the immediate processing and distribution of goods as soon as they arrive from the supplier, without them being handled and stored in the warehouse. In other words, the goods
CPT, literally "Carriage Paid To" is one of the clauses in international sales contracts and is intended to specify that the seller is solely responsible for the shipment of the goods and their transportation. By "transportation" the term CPT means the journey from the place of
"Free port" and "assigned port" are terms easily encountered in the world of trade and shipping. But what is their meaning? What are the differences between one and the other? In this article, we investigate all the basic aspects related to these two terms and
Let's delve into one of Incoterms 2020, the rules for domestic and international commercial transactions in terms of ownership, payment and delivery: today we are talking about DAP, or "Delivered at Place," which is often associated with DDP, "Delivered Duty Paid." What do they mean
What is the Bill of Lading? The Bill of Lading (B/L) is a basic document of the transportation industry, used in domestic and international shipping. The Bill of Lading certifies: The boarding of the goods in a specific ship at a specific port. The carrier taking over
Find out what incoterms are, the rules that precisely identify the seller's and buyer's responsibilities, as well as the costs of transporting goods.
Ex Works is one of the Incoterms that regulates the exchange of goods. Find out what this delivery term means and learn about the risks and costs.
The EDI system is a technology that enables the inter-company exchange of standardized data, such as invoices and delivery notes. Read more about it in the article.
Since England’s exit from the European Union, the free circulation of goods to and from the UK has also changed. Today, importing and exporting to the UK can be more complicated than in the past. In fact, as of January 1st 2022, a full border
Intermodal transport is one of the main logistics areas that we deal with here at C.T.I. International Forwarder. It is a method of transferring goods that combines several means of transportation and is an interesting system for companies that want to improve the efficiency of