Notes on moving goods.
Reference notes on quotations, documents, handover and cargo preparation, written for people who arrange shipments.
17 articles
- Pricing
The Cheapest Freight Quote Is Usually the Most Expensive One
Everyone says to collect three quotes and take the lowest. That advice compares numbers that were never measuring the same thing. Here is how to compare the scope first,
- Documents and billingArchive Q4 2026
Shipment Close-Out: Connect the Quotation, Delivery and Payment Records
A shipment is finished when its records agree: what was quoted, what was delivered and what was paid. Reconciling them in order, and keeping the exceptions visible, preve
- Special cargoArchive Q3 2026
Special Cargo Acceptance: Ask Before Booking
Batteries, liquids and chemical products can be accepted, restricted or refused depending on the product, the packaging and the operator. A preliminary inquiry is not an
- Risk planningArchive Q2 2026
Disruption Planning: Decide the Alternatives Before They Are Needed
When a shipment is disrupted, the scarce resource is decision time. Writing the trigger points, the alternatives and the authority to approve extra cost beforehand shorte
- PerformanceArchive Q1 2026
Logistics KPIs That Explain an Operational Decision
A percentage without a denominator is a decoration. Five logistics measures become useful once the event, the timestamp and the population behind each one are written dow
- Delivery recordsArchive Q4 2025
Proof of Delivery: Record the Handover and the Exceptions
A proof of delivery is a record of a handover: who received what, when and in what condition. Its value lies in the exceptions it captures and the care taken with the per
- Project cargoArchive Q3 2025
Project Cargo: Build the Technical Brief Before Choosing the Move
The method of moving a heavy or oversized item follows from its drawings, its mass, the route and the site. A technical brief collected first lets the engineering convers
- Ocean documentsArchive Q2 2025
Shipping Instructions, VGM and the Bill of Lading: Check the Links
Three documents describe the same container in different roles. The mismatches that cause amendments and delays are usually small differences between them. A cross-check
- CustomsArchive Q1 2025
HS Classification: Ask Better Questions About the Product
A tariff code is the answer to a description. When the description is thin, the code is a guess. Gathering the right product facts is the part of classification that an i
- WarehousingArchive Q4 2024
Warehouse Readiness: Define the Flow Before the Space
Square meters are the last thing to decide about storage. The storage unit, the profile of SKUs, the rhythm of receipts and orders and the records that must stay correct
- Domestic transportArchive Q3 2024
FTL or LTL? Decide Beyond the Freight Rate
A dedicated truck and a consolidated load differ in handling, timing and risk as much as in price. Five questions about the load, the sites and the receiver decide the be
- Ocean freightArchive Q2 2024
Free Time, Demurrage, Detention and Storage: Read the Terms
Four words describe four different clocks. Which one is running depends on where the container is, who owns it and what the carrier’s written terms say. No universal numb
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