MARITIME LAW
12/08
2021
The coasts of South Africa lie on the Southern end of the continent’s landmass. The country touches the Indian Ocean on its east and the South Atlantic on its West coast. This allows cargo and cruise vessels of all sizes to have 3-way access to the South African coasts. The major ports in South Africa line up along the 1,739 miles long coastline.
05/08
2021
When one thinks of shipping cargo by sea it immediately brings up pictures of gigantic freight cranes lifting containers onto giant freight carriers, that traverse the seas connecting different ports of the world. An estimated 85% of global trade is carried out by sea freight.
04/08
2021
The Republic of the Philippines, located in South East Asia, is an archipelago of over 7,000 islands. Surrounded by prominent shipping routes and water bodies such as the Celebes Sea, South China Sea, and the Philippine Sea, it is a well-connected nation that has a large volume of ocean-going trade passing through it annually.
04/08
2021
The Kingdom of Morocco is an African country located in the North-Western Maghreb region. It is blessed with large water bodies to the North and West that provide high-quality fish and produce.
01/08
2021
When cargo is shipped from one location to another, it has to be accompanied by a set of documents authenticating the transfer and the products being transferred. This set of documents are referred to as shipping documents.
16/07
2021
A very simple explanation for the term transit time is that – it is the time or the number of days taken for a consignment to move from point A to point B. In shipping terminology, this is referred to as transit time or transit days.
13/07
2021
International trade is very competitive, and businesses, banks and financial institutions go the extra mile to provide the best service to their customers.