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Shipping industry must upgrade environmental targets: IMO chief in COP26
The International Maritime Organization’s secretary-general said the shipping industries must increase their climatic targets during United Nations Climate Change Conference. The IMO targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050. The reduction in emissions by the shipping industry should reduce to 40% by 2030. The political parties and the shipping and container industry […]
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Top Shipping Lines Face Enquiry from US FMC over Congestion Surcharges
The shipping industry has been facing many challenges for almost 2 years now. The covid-19 pandemic has set new records in every sense. Industries all over the world have still not recovered from the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. The US Federal Maritime Commission has launched an inquiry about the reports of surcharges. These […]
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Increased Toppling of Shipping Containers bring Supply Lines at a risk
The pandemic period has affected the entire world in some way, with countries being on lockdown at some point. This resulted in a major crisis for every industry in the world, most of it to the global supply chain. The numbers of cargo shipments in cargo containers last year all over the world came to […]
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Effects of COVID-19 on IMO 2020
IMO 2020 emission norms were going to be implemented in 2019 with vigor but the arrival of COVID-19 has sabotaged the project’s gala arrival. The COVID-19 has shaken the whole world, severely hit the global supply chain, and every business and industry including the shipping industry have been severely hit. When people were looking forward […]
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Sri Lanka faces worst ever beach pollution from burning ship
Sri Lanka Beach Pollution- This year May 20 witnessed a heart-rending situation, when Singapore-based container ship, X-Press Pearl, caught fire. The 610-foot container ship got ablaze thus, disrupting the Sri Lankan marine life. The aftermath of the disaster was so horrific that the marine life, fishing, and tourism industry had been vastly affected. It took […]
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Congestion Grows in China’s Yantian Port due to COVID-19 Outbreak
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the entire world to a standstill. Ever since the end of 2019, when the new coronavirus emerged in many countries all over the world, little did anyone know its implications. One of the latest challenges that have risen due to this virus outbreak is the port congestion at Yantian Port in […]
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The Suez Canal Crisis of 2021: A Case Study
The world has not even recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, yet we found ourselves stuck, or rather a gigantic container ship ran aground got stuck in the Suez Canal on 23rd March 2021. The Ever Given, a Japanese operated by the Taiwanese Company Evergreen Marine, is one of the world’s largest shipping container vessels with […]
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Paul Wolter becomes new CEO
BOXXPORT, the world’s leading B2B marketplace for container trading, strengthens its management team. BOXXPORT has appointed Paul Wolter as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this role, he will be responsible for the strategy of the B2B trading marketplace for maritime containers and drive growth.
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Sell Better with Container Radar
BOXXPORT.com recently launched container radar which is a tool that helps to sell containers more easily and more quickly. Here is a short guide on how to use Container Radar as a seller If there is anything still left unclear don’t hesitate to contact us at customerservice@boxxport.com
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CSC Plate certification for shipping containers
In today’s arena, the maritime industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. It employs the use of a large number of freight containers with the extensive help of manpower. This makes it quite imperative that the container logistics process must be safe to use. But what makes the maritime containers cargo worthy? […]
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Container Stuffing Practices to Avoid Cargo Damages
Introduction The process of shipping goods in cargo containers is a vital part of any supply chain. Transportation in any way, be it rail, road, sea or air can go array, as there are so many unanticipated situations which can cause cargo damage. Ensuring the safe delivery of shipments is the main goal of any […]
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Wind & Watertight and Cargo-Worthy Shipping Containers Explained
Shipping containers came into existence to solve the decades-long issue of transportation of cargo. There were many categories and dimensions of shipping containers that were specifically designed in order to fulfill the requirements of every type of cargo that was transported worldwide. Whether to buy cargo-worthy shipping containers or wind-and-watertight variants, the decision is yours. […]
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Differences between ICD and CFS
The question regarding the difference between ICD and CFS has been running in the shipping industry for a long time. Many people who are a part of the import-export process think that there are no differences between the two. This blog has been written with the sole focus on what exactly is an ICD and […]
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How can you save extra on shipping charges during the peak season?
The container shipping industry is very dynamic in nature among all the industries that are present worldwide. This dynamic nature proves to be quite beneficial, but at the same time, it comes with its share of challenges. The transportation of cargo from one location to another is paramount to ensure the right working of the […]
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What is Groupage Shipping?
Groupage Shipping refers to the technique of transporting a large quantity of cargo. It is when one bundles all the cargo to form a combined unit for ease of transportation. It involves the amalgamation of several smaller shipments as they are put in a single container. Malcolm McLean invented the first-ever maritime shipping container. The […]
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What creates container shortage in the Shipping Industry?
What creates container shortage in the Shipping Industry? Container shortage in the shipping industry has a huge impact on import and export costs that affects consumers severely as the prices are skyrocketing. COVID-19 has played a huge role in the shortage as the whole world went into lockdown rendering the shipping industry stop along with […]
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Why did the Suez Canal remain blocked for eight years?
The Suez Canal is the most important maritime route that connects Europe and Asia to transport cargo in shipping containers all over the world. It is a man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean through the Red Sea. It is very crucial to World Trade, as it enables a more direct […]
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What are the essential documents needed for international shipping?
Introduction The invention of shipping containers brought together a whole new era in which the whole world was connected by one single thread. Containerization changed the way in which cargo could reach its destination as now the goods could be stored into containers and then transported from one location to another. For this entire process […]
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Bill of Lading and its different types | BOXXPORT
Cargo shipments have become a major part of the logistics industry as the transportation of goods from one location to another is a key element in connecting nations all over the world to have access to products and resources. The process of cargo shipping is a complex phenomenon and involves the fulfillment of a lot […]
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A Guide to Shipping Container Maintenance
With repeated usage for the delivery of cargo all over the world including the various means of transportation used, the intermodal shipping containers are subject to succumb to wear and tear. Everyone needs to carry out regular inspections on the shipping units to ensure that they have endurance and can work for years beyond expectations. […]
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Top 10 Container Shipping Companies in the World
Containerization refers to the process of transporting goods in cargo containers to distant places. It was an important milestone in the transportation industry, as it allowed goods to be transported in shipping containers via different means of transportation like rail, road, and sea. Since then, container shipping companies in the world have become a huge […]
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The Ultimate Guide to Handle Dangerous Cargo Shipment Safely
Tons of cargo shipment is carried throughout the world in shipping containers. This cargo shipment doesn’t only encompass perishable and non-perishable goods, but also transports and ships dangerous goods with due care and safety. The different types of shipping containers are used for carrying such detrimental cargoes. But still sometimes due to some or other […]
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The Biggest Global Supply Chain Challenges in 2021
Global supply chains provide a network for the import and export of goods and services to different countries. But it has seen a huge setback during 2020 due to COVID-19. The pandemic has deeply disrupted the supply chain operations. There have been various challenges like slow digital transformation, shortage of actionable insights, and meeting ever-growing […]
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Top 10 Busiest Seaports in the World
A shipping container port is a facility where the containers carrying cargo are transported among various kinds of conveyance facilities for the process of transportation. The shipping occurs on various modes of transportation like land, sea, rail, and even air at times. People often get perplexed between container port and terminals. But both are different. […]
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Difference between FCL and LCL shipment
Do you need cargo containers to ship your consignments? Wondering whether to go for FCL or LCL containers? Let us help you understand the types, differences and make you understand which serves your need the best. With the rise of globalization and the increase in international businesses, more goods are required to be transported daily. […]
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SOC Containers vs COC Containers
The choice between having one’s own cargo box and using a carrier-owned container is a difficult one. SOC Containers and COC Containers are the two most talked-about topics. Every shipper wants the best option that they can get to deliver cargo shipments timely. This helps in saving costs. Choosing between SOC and COC is one […]
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Everything you needed to know about Shipping Container Floors
Introduction Shipping containers undergo harsh weather conditions while transportation such as scorching summers, incessant rains, chilly winter storms, and whatnot. Thus, sturdiness is the most important prerequisite for the shipping container designs and floor plans so that it can withstand any kind of stress it is subjected to. It should be such that hauling across […]
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20ft and 40ft Shipping Containers for Sale
Introduction Are you unsure whether to buy a 20ft or 40ft shipping container or how to put up 20ft and 40ft shipping containers for sale? Well, you are not alone. Many more are sailing in the same boat of perplexity. As the global container market is brimming with a multitude of options, thus, when it […]
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Different Types of Container Locks
Container locks provide security to the ones that provide security to the goods. Yes, we are talking about our favorite shipping containers. How strong, robust, and heavy-duty containers are, they can’t safeguard themselves from unwanted humans! There have been incidents when they fall to the mishappenings of their cargo getting looted. This is when container […]
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Container Architecture with Used Shipping Containers
When Malcolm McLean invented the shipping container, he had no idea that after a few decades, people would be using freight containers to construct houses and other architectural structures. Metal shipping containers revolutionized not just the entire logistics, but the idea of container architecture with new or used shipping containers also came along with this. […]
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What are different grades of shipping containers?
Grades of shipping containers are not some universal units but by using them the condition of shipping containers is determined. From the first usage after manufacturing to the final usage of containers, it is quality checked from time to time to see that the shipping unit is in working condition and can work efficiently. There […]
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New vs Used Shipping Containers: Solution to the Dilemma
Are you confused about which type of shipping container suits your needs and should be preferred to ship the type of cargo that you possess? The confusion of buying a new or used shipping container has been in the container market for a very long time. This blog is dedicated to eradicate any confusion that […]
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How to choose the right Shipping Containers?
Choosing the right shipping containers might seem like a difficult task to the shippers but in reality, by following certain tips you can get hands-on the perfect shipping containers. Shipping containers have been with us for decades helping us in innumerable ways. They play the most important role in our life by transporting cargoes ranging […]
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High Cube Containers vs Standard Containers
High cube vs standard Container? Which one is best and more perfect to use for? What is the difference between them? Such questions make many go wooly. As when it comes to a shipping container, it has a world of its own. Every container type is different from others and comes in various sizes and […]
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Everything you need to know about Smart Containers
The digital revolution and dynamic nature of shipping requirements have built the need for more information than shippers needed ever before. Shipping containers have been an integral part of the logistics industry. Every day, millions of containers are being used to transfer cargo from one place to another on a global level. As a result […]
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A detailed guide to Shipping Container Dimensions
A shipping container is a box onto which cargo is loaded and transported from one location to another. The shipping container first came into existence a few decades ago. Ever since then, world trade was never the same. The task of loading and unloading goods from one cargo box to another was eliminated, making the whole […]
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Container Types- A Guide to Insulated Shipping Containers
Before Malcolm McLean came up with the intermodal system of containers in the 1950s, the transportation of cargos was a tedious and then difficult task. The shipping boxes allow for the easy transportation of goods but not all products are durable like food, sensitive goods, etc. that can withstand the weather and long journeys. The […]
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Container Types- A guide to side door containers
Every now and then in the shipping industry, we hear people talking about the side door containers. Side door containers are one of the different container types that are perfect for shipping cargoes that need to be put from the sides as they allow free movement of forklifts. Shipping containers are the most underappreciated asset […]
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Container Types – A guide to High Cube Containers
Shipping Containers were not a concept that existed till a few decades ago. The idea of loading goods onto trucks, then moving them through trains or ships, and then loading them back onto trucks came about over 60 years ago. It originated from a small-time truck shipper by the name of Malcolm McLean from Maxton, […]
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Container Types- A Guide to Platform Containers
Platform containers come to your rescue when you have heavy cargo to be transported that cannot be shipped in any other container type. The shipping container industry has grown exponentially in the last few decades. This means of transportation of cargo plays a very crucial role in our lives. Yet, due to the fact that […]
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Container Types- A Guide to Tank Containers
Tank containers are specially designed to transport and store specific types of cargo that cannot be shipped with other standard ISO containers. It is suitable for transporting fluids, gases, and powders. Let’s see in detail how they can easily store such substances. Shipping containers have been with humans for decades helping us in a way […]
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Container Types- A guide to Hard Top Open Top Containers
Hard-top open-top containers are the shipping units that are often confused with open-top containers. Let’s know all about the containers and what makes them different from open-top ones. Since the 1950’s containers have been around us, helping us in more ways than we can imagine. Whether you are watching television by sitting on a sofa […]
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Container Types- A guide to Dry Van Containers
Dry van containers are one of the most used container types when it comes to dry freight or dry bulk cargoes. In this article, we are going to cover important information about the dry van containers that you should know. Containers have been one of the most integral parts of the logistics industry, global supply […]
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Container Types- A guide to Reefer Containers
Reefer Containers are the short form for refrigerated containers that are most commonly known as reefers. They are specifically designed to store or transport special types of cargo to cater to the certain needs of the shippers. We will look in detail at what makes reefers different from other shipping containers. Shipping containers have been […]
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Container Types – A Guide to Double Door Containers
Since when Malcom McLean came up with the intermodal system of containers, the containers have been transformed into various shapes and sizes to serve humans more efficiently. Earlier the transportation and storage of goods was an arduous and labored task. But with the arrival of shipping boxes, the facet of transportation of goods has changed. […]
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Container Types: A Guide to Pallet Wide Containers
Got yourself an ISO standard container to transport your freight, but still worried about damage in transit and unsatisfied with the less amount of cargo that fits in it? Well then, Pallet Wide containers are just the solution to your concern. Introduction Containers have been in use for ages but hardly any one of us […]
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Container Types: A Guide to Open Top Containers
Open top container is one amongst 12 different types of shipping containers. Entering the world of containers, one could be mesmerized by looking at the different container types serving for the shipment of different types of cargoes. Ever since the advent of shipping containers, the world has seen tremendous changes in the way trade was […]
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Container Types: A Guide to Flat Rack Containers
Shipping containers are one of the most unique and useful ways of transportation modality that have simplified the transportation of different types of cargoes over long distances and has made the process much easier and more convenient over the years. There are different types of containers that facilitate the commercial shipping of a variety of […]
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All you should know about shipping containers
What are the shipping containers? Shipping containers are large rectangular boxes that are used to carry different categories of goods from one place to another. You have seen them on rolling trucks, long hauling trains, and huge vessels carrying a huge number of boxes at once. Invented back during the period of 1950s by an […]
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All you need to know about Intermodal Containers
Entering the world of logistics and shipping, one could be bewildered by different incoterms used by the industry personnel. ‘Intermodal container‘ is one such term that is much in the use in the shipping industry. Different people have a different definition for intermodal containers- some say it’s a synonym used for shipping boxes while some […]
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Shipping industry must upgrade environmental targets: IMO chief in COP26
The International Maritime Organization’s secretary-general said the shipping industries must increase their climatic targets during United Nations Climate Change Conference. The IMO targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050. The reduction in emissions by the shipping industry should reduce to 40% by 2030. The political parties and the shipping and container industry […]
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Top Shipping Lines Face Enquiry from US FMC over Congestion Surcharges
The shipping industry has been facing many challenges for almost 2 years now. The covid-19 pandemic has set new records in every sense. Industries all over the world have still not recovered from the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic. The US Federal Maritime Commission has launched an inquiry about the reports of surcharges. These […]
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CSC Plate certification for shipping containers
In today’s arena, the maritime industry is one of the biggest industries in the world. It employs the use of a large number of freight containers with the extensive help of manpower. This makes it quite imperative that the container logistics process must be safe to use. But what makes the maritime containers cargo worthy? […]
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Everything you needed to know about Shipping Container Floors
Introduction Shipping containers undergo harsh weather conditions while transportation such as scorching summers, incessant rains, chilly winter storms, and whatnot. Thus, sturdiness is the most important prerequisite for the shipping container designs and floor plans so that it can withstand any kind of stress it is subjected to. It should be such that hauling across […]
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20ft and 40ft Shipping Containers for Sale
Introduction Are you unsure whether to buy a 20ft or 40ft shipping container or how to put up 20ft and 40ft shipping containers for sale? Well, you are not alone. Many more are sailing in the same boat of perplexity. As the global container market is brimming with a multitude of options, thus, when it […]
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Container Stuffing Practices to Avoid Cargo Damages
Introduction The process of shipping goods in cargo containers is a vital part of any supply chain. Transportation in any way, be it rail, road, sea or air can go array, as there are so many unanticipated situations which can cause cargo damage. Ensuring the safe delivery of shipments is the main goal of any […]
Written by BOXXPORT
Edit
Different Types of Container Locks
Container locks provide security to the ones that provide security to the goods. Yes, we are talking about our favorite shipping containers. How strong, robust, and heavy-duty containers are, they can’t safeguard themselves from unwanted humans! There have been incidents when they fall to the mishappenings of their cargo getting looted. This is when container […]
Written by BOXXPORT
Edit
Wind & Watertight and Cargo-Worthy Shipping Containers Explained
Shipping containers came into existence to solve the decades-long issue of transportation of cargo. There were many categories and dimensions of shipping containers that were specifically designed in order to fulfill the requirements of every type of cargo that was transported worldwide. Whether to buy cargo-worthy shipping containers or wind-and-watertight variants, the decision is yours. […]
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Increased Toppling of Shipping Containers bring Supply Lines at a risk
The pandemic period has affected the entire world in some way, with countries being on lockdown at some point. This resulted in a major crisis for every industry in the world, most of it to the global supply chain. The numbers of cargo shipments in cargo containers last year all over the world came to […]
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Differences between ICD and CFS
The question regarding the difference between ICD and CFS has been running in the shipping industry for a long time. Many people who are a part of the import-export process think that there are no differences between the two. This blog has been written with the sole focus on what exactly is an ICD and […]
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How can you save extra on shipping charges during the peak season?
The container shipping industry is very dynamic in nature among all the industries that are present worldwide. This dynamic nature proves to be quite beneficial, but at the same time, it comes with its share of challenges. The transportation of cargo from one location to another is paramount to ensure the right working of the […]
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Edit
Container Architecture with Used Shipping Containers
When Malcolm McLean invented the shipping container, he had no idea that after a few decades, people would be using freight containers to construct houses and other architectural structures. Metal shipping containers revolutionized not just the entire logistics, but the idea of container architecture with new or used shipping containers also came along with this. […]
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