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Create a load plan to save time and money

Here is a quick, effective way to reduce transportation costs and minimize the time it takes to load a shipment:  use cargo loading optimization software to build optimal load plans which assists in achieving the most effective arrangement of freight in a container or trailer.

   
     Oswaldo Arteaga, Manager – Client Compliance, Customs Consulting Services
 

Oswaldo Arteaga
Manager – Client Compliance, Customs Consulting Services

Quick Tip #57
When Incoterms are incomplete

The shipping term FOB (Free on Board) is incomplete when the port of shipment and country are omitted. Moreover, you could end up paying extra if an incorrect assumption (guess) is made about your port of shipment (many countries have multiple ports of shipment).

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