Freight Insights
Industry news, guides, and best practices from the CargoLinked team.
IMO Net-Zero Framework in October 2026: What Shippers Should Know
As of 13 October 2026 the IMO Net-Zero Framework is still a draft, with a resumed session pencilled in for 4 December 2026. Here is what is decided, what is not, and how a global fuel standard and carbon price would reach freight invoices.
Shipment Emissions Calculation for Forwarders: ISO 14083 and the GLEC Framework in Practice
When a customer asks for the carbon footprint of a shipment, the answer has a defined method: ISO 14083 and the GLEC Framework. This guide walks a forwarder through the calculation, from transport chain elements to allocating a shared container, with a worked LCL example.
Container Fumigation: Certificates, Fumigants and the Rules for Fumigated Units
Container fumigation kills pests before cargo crosses a border, but it also turns a box into a gas hazard. This guide covers the fumigants, the certificate, the IMDG Code rules for UN 3359 units and the safety steps before anyone opens the doors.
Exporting Food to China: GACC Registration Under Decree 248 and Its Replacement, Decree 280
Every overseas factory that makes, processes or stores food for China must hold a GACC registration number. Decree 280 replaced Decree 248 on 1 June 2026: here is who registers, how, for how long, and what the customs entry needs.
Customer SOPs for Freight Forwarding Accounts: What to Write and How to Keep It Used
A customer SOP is the one document that lets any operator on your team handle an account the way the customer agreed. Here is what goes in each section, how to keep it versioned and signed off, and why most of them end up unread.
Shipping Cut-Off Times Explained: CY, SI, VGM and Customs Cut-Offs
A reference to the deadlines that decide whether cargo makes a sailing or a flight: what each cut-off is, who sets it, and which ones are fixed by law rather than by the carrier.
India Import Customs Explained: IEC, Bill of Entry, ICEGATE and Duty
Every commercial import into India needs a DGFT Importer Exporter Code and a Bill of Entry filed on ICEGATE, usually before the vessel arrives. This guide explains the filing deadlines, how the duty is built up, and the BIS and FSSAI holds that stop cargo most often.
Agency Agreements, Profit Share and Agent Settlement for Freight Forwarders
Most overseas agent relationships run on a handshake, a rate sheet and a running balance. This guide covers the agreement, the profit-share models, how debit and credit notes are settled, and what to do when an agent stops paying.
Barge Freight and Inland Waterway Container Shipping Explained
Barge freight moves containers and bulk cargo between seaports and inland terminals on rivers like the Rhine and Yangtze. It is cheap per unit and slow, and on the Rhine its price and capacity rise and fall with one river gauge at Kaub.
Customs Penalties and Prior Disclosure: How 19 USC 1592 Works
Section 1592 lets CBP penalise a false or incomplete import entry even when no duty was lost. A valid prior disclosure, made before you know of an investigation and paired with a tender of the lost duty, can cut the penalty to interest or to nothing.
Abandoned Cargo and the Forwarder’s Lien: What to Do When a Consignee Disappears
When a consignee walks away or a customer stops paying, the forwarder’s lien is leverage, not a licence to sell. Here is how the lien, the carrier’s charges, customs deadlines and a lawful sale fit together.