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What are advantages and disadvantage of containers? ‎

Even though shipment freight is prepaid in port of loading why the load port agent asking terminal handling charges in port of designation? ‎

Is terminal handling is excluded in freight charges ?‎

What are the types of containers? ‎

What does CSC stand for?‎

Which are the useful web sites frequented by shipping and clearing & forwarding agents?‎

what are international container standard sizes, how are freight charges calculated ?‎

Container yard in one bay how many 40 fit empty container to keep first row 4 high 3 high 2 high ? And 40 fit full box ?‎

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I want to know the advantages and the disadvantages of using containers?‎

 

Answer added by  Ali Abdelrahim Mohammed Marzoug, Coordinator/ Procurement Committee , World Vision International
7 years ago

it depend to the port load and  destination port and many of them using they are using third party to handle the items

 

Answer added by  MeiKoon Lee, Assistant Manager, Promac Enterprises Sdn Bhd
7 years ago

Yes, the terminal handling charges is excluded from freight charges. It is part of the cost charged as fowarding cost. While freight charges are one that is billed by shi ... See More

 

Answer added by  Brownson P, Freight Forwarding Co-ordinator, Globe Marine Services Co.
7 years ago

Normally Prepaid shipment need to collect Load port THC only. But some destionation like Chittagong, Bangladesh have some standard shipping instruction as per their trade ... See More