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Industry news, guides, and best practices from the CargoLinked team.
Marine Pollutants and UN Numbers: Getting Classification Right
Marine pollutant status is an extra label on top of whatever your cargo already is. Plenty of ordinary products qualify, including detergents and paints.
Marine Cargo Insurance Documents: Certificate, Policy, Open Cover
Which insurance document you hold decides whether a bank will pay you. UCP 600 rejects a cover note outright, and that surprises people at the worst moment.
Shipping Fresh Produce: Controlled Atmosphere and Ethylene
Fresh produce is alive in the container. It breathes, it gives off heat and ethylene, and several popular fruits are ruined by being kept too cold.
Limited and Excepted Quantities: When Full DG Rules Do Not Apply
Small quantities in small inner packagings pose less risk, and the regulations recognise it. Two separate regimes exist and they are frequently confused.
How Much Cargo Insurance to Buy: CIF Plus 10 Explained
CIF plus 10 percent is the default sum insured on almost every shipment. It comes from one line in Incoterms, and for some cargo it is materially too low.
High Cube vs Standard: When the Extra Foot Helps
The extra foot of height is nearly free at sea and occasionally impossible on the road. Whether it helps depends on your cargo height and your destination.
Export Crating: When a Box Is Not Enough
Machinery and capital equipment need structure, not cardboard. Crating is also where corrosion protection, desiccant and shock indicators come in.
Segregation and Stowage of Dangerous Goods at Sea
Two containers that are each perfectly safe can be a serious hazard side by side. Segregation is why a dangerous goods booking takes longer and costs more.
Container Damage, Detention and Per Diem: Who Pays
The container is not yours. You are borrowing it, and the charges for holding it or returning it damaged are separate from the freight you agreed.
Cargo Marking and Labelling: What Goes on the Outside
The outside of the box is a document. It routes the cargo, tells handlers how to treat it, and in some cases is a customs requirement in its own right.
What Cargo Insurance Does Not Cover
The exclusions apply to all risks cover just as much as to the narrow clause sets. These are the ones that decline real claims on genuinely damaged cargo.
Active vs Passive Cold Chain Packaging for Air Freight
A powered container and an insulated box solve the same problem differently. The choice turns on duration, value, volume and how much handling risk you can absorb.