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    Argawal Transportation says “It has no physical barriers as in the case of other mode of transport” (RC Argawal Transportation). There are several disadvantages that companies will incur when they ship their products by air. Just like any other shipping mode planes can be hi-jacked and the products can be stolen. Planes can crash, very costly, cannot carry large cheap items, and there are legal restrictions on what can be flown in the plane. Since September 2011, airlines have increased their security

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    Online Shopping Will Dominant the Way of Doing Business Vincent Jiang English 108 April 2, 2012 With the development of the Internet and technology, people can accomplish more without stepping out of their houses. The Internet provides us with its great convenience. Also, many payments can be completed on the Internet. For example, we can pay for our tuition just by clicking the button on the webpage; international students can purchase the cheapest air ticket after comparing prices

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    The fact that the United States has over 360 seaports is a common statistic that is thrown around in numerous documents and reports to emphasize the immensity of providing security in the maritime environment. Adding to the enormity, is the complexity involved in these seaports because no two establishments are alike in how they operate. Of course some will be more alike than others, but each of them will have individual circumstances that will be unique to that facility. Part of the reason for differences

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    Good morning. On behalf of President Obama and Secretary Foxx, it is an honor to be here this morning and to welcome you to the United States. It is truly a pleasure for the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to host this APEC Port Services Network Workshop in one of America’s greatest port cities: Seattle, Washington. It is very fitting that we chose this location for our engagement. Seattle’s waterfront and harbor played central roles in this city’s transition from

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    1. Development of water travel in the United States When looking throughout history societies have always been located near water. This was partly because the fact water enables better travel compared to going over land. Waterways are very important in the transportation of goods and people throughout the world with millions of people and cargo going in and out of ports around the world at any given time. With the complex network of different connections between coastal ports, rail, air, truck, and

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    COMPANY PROFILE- GSN FREIGHT FORWARDING INDIA PVT LTD BACKGROUND The firm was incorporated on 6th, November, 2013 as ‘GSN Shipping & Logistics India Pvt Ltd’. Mr Swami Naidu Prudhukumar & Mr Malik Sharif were its founding directors & shareholders. Mr. Swami Naidu was appointed as its MD & Mr Malik Sharif as its Joint MD. Mr Abdul Hamid, Mr Vaidheshwaran & Ms Vahini Naidu were inducted as its additional directors. The company had its HQ at Vishakhapatnam with registration from ROC, Hyderabad. Mr

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    Why Freight Brokers Need Formal Training Freight brokers are the logistical key between shippers and carriers. Being a freight broker is a rewarding, but challenging career. However, you need a lot of skills and knowledge in order to become a successful transportation broker. Keep reading to learn why freight brokers need formal training. Freight Brokerage 101 According to Entrepreneur magazine, there are legal requirements for anyone who starts a brokerage business. For example, all new freight

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    The Box

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    Summary – “The Box”, by Marc Levinson. Princeton 2006 Marc Levinson brings together in his book “The Box”, How The Shipping Container Made The World Smaller And the World Economy Bigger, a history in unitised freight handling in its birthplace, and shares with us an education in obsession, innovation, and invention. He describes through his main character, Malcom McLean, how to do business by integrating shipper, transporter, and customer in controlled logistics/ in a smooth supply chain. Further

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    In order to achieve great performance a company needs to be aware of how vary external factors affect the industry in which it operates. This section seeks to provide a macroenvironmental picture of the shipping industry, by looking at vary factors as following: political, economic, socio-cultural and technological. These macro environmental factors usually affect and determine the sector of activity and nonetheless they affect the position of a business in the market. Analysing them and observing

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    plaintiff contacted M/V Skulptor Vuchetich (D), which is owned by Baltic Shipping Co., to ship the drinks on board of their vessel. Baltic Shipping Co., in turn, contacted Shippers Stevedoring, Inc., to load the soft drinks on board. While loading the soft drink containers, one of the workers “negligently dropped” containers. So Croft & Scully brought suit against Goodpasture, Shipper Stevedoring, Skulptor and Baltic Shipping to compensate the damages. When calculated the damages conclude 42,120 cans

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