Shipping and Logistics Blog in Nigeria
A logistics contract is a valid document, signed between shippers (importers/exporters) and carriers (ship, truck and aircraft owners) or Shippers and Forwarders (Licensed/Customs Agents) for the carriage or transportation of goods to or...
Manual procedures, operational inefficiency, costly delays, false declarations, inaccurate assessments, multiple cargo examinations, loss of integrity are some of the many challenges militating against seamless movement of cargo in and out of...
“Customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than companies that are not” (Deloitte Touché). The statement above shows that it is even more profitable to be customer-centric than to be profit oriented. The question...
The need to transport resources faster, safer and conveniently to support specific high priority events or projects in diverse locations across the world, largely accounts for the demand for air charter services. ...
A logistics contract is a set of legally enforceable and mutually binding agreement between two or more parties within a clearly defined scope of services to be rendered on behalf of the Shipper...
Manufacturers need raw materials supplied early enough at a good cost so that they can satisfy the ever-growing demands of their customers. The retailer relies on the efficient delivery of their consignments to...
The primary consideration for selecting a freight forwarder is the impression that the freight forwarder has or is perceived to have the core competencies required to move freights to and from any part...
There is a thin line between excellence and failure in logistics. Thin in the sense that the slightest slip from what appears to be excellent can easily result in an instant failure. Logistics excellence...
One of the greatest challenges in the global fight against corruption is the inability to clearly outline the totality of what constitutes and does not constitute corruption. While there have been plausible attempts...
The question whether systems and process can become agents of impediment or facilitators of logistics excellence will provoke several levels of responses for or against it. The truth is that there are several...
