Shipping Lines’ schedules are not reliable. According to SeaIntelligence, on-time arrivals ranged from 65 to 76 percent in the first nine months of 2018. It is evident that, as a forwarder or BCO, the visibility of your carrier(s) is essential thing for your logistics operational efficiency. As one shipper told the Journal of Commerce Magazine, “supply chains are frequently built around the container transport portion,” and “delays impact relationships with suppliers and customers.” Inaccurate ETAs and a lack of visibility also hinder production lines or create discounting woes for apparel shippers whose goods might be delayed past a promotional season.

Solution

ShipsGo after each shipment, informs you concerning the performance of your shipping lines and suggests you (if any) another shipping line having shorter transit time. Make your shipments visible.

About ShipsGo

ShipsGo’s vision is to make people happy with the information. Since the beginning of our journey in the container transportation business, we have been trying to organize the shipping industry’s information and make it accessible universally. We have developed our well-known two products in the digital container transportation market; container tracking and route finder. These two products were developed for “visibility” in container transport. We provide information on the current position of containers and carriers’ route performances (transit time and reliability). We have reached 5,000 daily searches on our website from 70+ countries and plan to reach 30,000 daily searches worldwide.

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Terminal Handling Charges (THC), Cargo Dues (wharfage), Port Dues, and Marine Services Dues. Understanding these costs will allow users of container ports to make much more detailed plans in terms of logistics planning. In this essay, we will try to understand the components of container port costs.

Terminal Handling Charges (THC) are related to the loading and unloading operations (handling and maintenance) of the containers. THC varies from port to port of each country.  The shippers (exporters) at the port of loading are responsible for paying the THC; on the other hand, the consignees (importers) are responsible for paying the THC at the port of destination to the terminal operators. Shipping lines collect those charges from both exporters and importers.

Cargo Dues, also known as Wharfage are charged by the Port Authority to the shipping lines, exporters and importers. They are directly related to the usage of port infrastructure such as railway lines, bulk services, quays, etc. They are fixed costs in many container ports. They are considered as the official tariff.

Port Dues are calculated considering the gross registered tonnage of a ship based on its tonnage certificate. This due is charged by the terminal operator. The shipping line pays this cost. Port due is called harbour due in some ports.

Marine Service Costs are paid for the mandatory services such as pilotage, berthing and tug assistance. It is based on the size of the ship. In some container ports, marine service costs are classified under the port dues. The shipping line pays this cost.

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