Wheat Into Africa: Shortage, Wetting, Infestation and Quality, and the Record That Answers Each of Them The continent’s largest food import, examined port by port. Where the tonnes go missing between the ship’s rail and the mill, how wet and heated grain is measured rather than described, what sampling has to look like to beContinueContinue reading “Wheat Into Africa: Shortage, Wetting, Infestation and Quality, and the Record That Answers Each of Them”
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Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show
Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show The highest volume claim trade on the continent, examined port by port. Handling damage, deck sweat and salt, missing parts, water ingress, lashing and chock failure, and the measurement that turns an argument aboutContinueContinue reading “Vehicles Into Africa: Where the Damage Happens Between the Loading Ramp and the Buyer, and What the Record Has to Show”
Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented
Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented Field notes from steel cargo attendances at twenty-four African ports. What causes coil damage, how to tell voyage damage from pre-shipment condition, how to measure and quantify it, and what each party can do before the vesselContinueContinue reading “Steel Coils in African Ports: How the Damage Happens, How It Is Measured, and How It Is Prevented”
Marine Cargo Claims in Africa: Fruit & Reefer Cargo | Observater
Observater Research and Insights / Cargo Claims Paper 01 Marine Cargo Claims in Africa: Fruit and Perishable Cargo A claims handler’s working paper on why refrigerated and temperature sensitive shipments fail on African trades, how causation is actually proved, and what an insurer, adjuster or recovery lawyer needs in the file before the time barContinueContinue reading “Marine Cargo Claims in Africa: Fruit & Reefer Cargo | Observater”
Companies Aim to Use Only Zero-Carbon Ocean Shipping by 2040
Maritime shipping, the lifeblood of global trade that is usually hidden from public view, has been thrown into the headlines due to global supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. Long delays at ports around the world, skyrocketing freight prices, and the occasional massive ship stuck in a strategically vital canal have finally given this essential industryContinueContinue reading “Companies Aim to Use Only Zero-Carbon Ocean Shipping by 2040”