Logistique Freight Zambia

16/07/2015

Other terms that are used in container transportation:
FCL/FCL – container is packed by shipper to be unpacked by the consignee.
FCL/LCL – container is packed by shipper to be unpacked by the carrier.
LCL/FCL – container is packed by carrier to be unpacked by consignee.
LCL/LCL – container is packed and unpacked by carrier

09/07/2015

General information about South African Visas
Visitors’ visas are for international travellers (citizens of other countries) who have permanent residence outside South Africa and who wish to visit the country on a temporary basis for tourism or business purposes for a period of 90 days or less.
A visa simply indicates that your application has been reviewed at a South African embassy, mission or consulate and that the consular officer has determined you are eligible to enter the country for a specific purpose.
The visa will allow you to travel to a South African port of entry where an immigration official will then determine if you are allowed to enter South Africa and for how long you can stay for that particular visit. Visitors are restricted to the activity or reason for which their visas were issued.
On entry to South Africa, a visa is considered to be a visitor's permit. The permit’s period of validity is calculated from the date of entry into the country and will be set out under the heading "conditions" on the visa label. You must ensure that you apply for the correct visa/permit. Entry in the country may be refused if the purpose of visit was not correctly stated.
Requirements for visitor’s visas differ from country to country (click here to see which countries are currently exempt), and the requirements are subject to change. As each application is treated as an individual case and you should make enquiries with your nearest South African mission or consulate abroad or any office of the Department of Home Affairs to see whether or not you are required to apply for a visa.
Remember that there is a fee charged for issuing a visa, and you should check the cost with the office as well as this is updated annually. The fee is payable in different currencies in different countries.
Visas are not issued at South African ports of entry, and airline officials are obliged to insist on visas before allowing passengers to board. If you arrive without a visa, immigration officials are obliged to put you onto a flight back to your home country.
Foreigners with long term status (work permits/permit residence) in the neighbouring countries who transit the Republic to return to their employment or residence are not subject to the transit visa, provided they are in possession of proof of their status.
South African visitors’ visas may be granted for:
visits to family or friends and also for tourism purposes
business purposes
spouse to join a spouse who is in South Africa on a work or study permit
children to join parents who are in South Africa on work or study permits
fiancée/ fiancé to join his or her partner with the intension of marrying within 90 days
study purposes (max stay 3-months)
charitable or voluntary activities
research
conferences
to work in the production of an movie or show (i.e. in the entertainment industry)
for medical purposes (max stay 3-months)
sport events

Documents required to apply for a visa
A passport or travel document valid for no less than 30 days after the expiry of your intended visit
Your passport must have at least one unused page for entry / departure endorsements
A completed Form BI-84 (application for a visa)
Payment of the prescribed fee
A yellow-fever vaccination certificate (if required)
Statement and/or documentation confirming the purpose and duration of your visit
Two colour passport photographs
A return or onward ticket if you are travelling by air
If you have children (minors) travelling with you or joining in South Africa, you will need to provide the following additional documents
Proof of guardianship or custody or
Consent from the guardian in the case of an unaccompanied minor
Proof of financial means to pay for your living expenses while in South Africa in the form of:
Bank statements
Salary advances
Undertakings by the host(s) in South Africa
Bursary
Medical cover or
Cash available (including credit cards and travellers’ cheques)
Remember, you do not have to submit your visa application in person. You can ask anyone else (such as a travel agent or courier services or another family member) to submit the application on your behalf.
Requirements for entering South Africa
You will need the following if you wish to visit South Africa:
A valid and acceptable passport or travel document for your intended stay
At least one blank page in your passport for endorsements
A valid visa, if required
Sufficient funds to pay for your day-to-day expenses during your stay
A return or onward ticket
Yellow fever certificates if your journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa or South America.

Don't forget that there are certain goods that you cannot bring into South Africa and other goods on which duties need to be paid.

08/07/2015

FOB - FREE ON BOARD (Named Port of Shipment)
"Free on Board" means that the seller is deemed to have delivered once the goods are safely on board the vessel at the named port of shipment. The buyer has to bear all costs and risk of loss of or damage to the goods from that point. The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used only for sea or inland waterway transport

01/07/2015

FCA - FREE CARRIER (Named Place)
"Free Carrier" means that the seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier nominated by the buyer at the named place. If delivery occurs at the seller's premises, the seller is responsible for loading. If delivery occurs at any other place, the seller is not responsible for unloading. This term may be used irrespective of the mode of transport, including multimodal transport

25/06/2015

EXW - EX WORKS (Named Place)
"Ex works" means that the seller’s responsibilities end when they place the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller's premises or another named place (i.e. works, factory, warehouse, etc.). The buyer has to bear all costs and risks involved in taking the goods from the seller's premises

24/06/2015

Incoterms 2010
The Incoterms rules or International Commercial terms are a series of commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). They consist of a series of three-letter abbreviations and are intended to clearly lay out the roles, responsibilities, costs and risks to buyer and seller when moving goods.
Incoterms rules are accepted by governments, legal authorities and practitioners as they set out to reduce or remove issues arising from different interpretation of the rules in different countries. They are split into two groups. Group One applies to movements by all modes of transport and Group Two relates to movements by sea and inland waterways
The current Incoterms (Incoterms 2010) will be detailed later

19/06/2015

VACANCIES FOR OFFSHORE VESSELS
WELDER; FITTER; OILER; AB; COOK...

19/06/2015

The main drawbacks of containerization are:
Site constrains. Large consumption of terminal space (mostly for storage); move to urban periphery. Draft issues with larger containerships. A large post-panamax containerships requires a draft of at least 13 meters.
Capital intensiveness. Container handling infrastructures and equipment (giant cranes, warehousing facilities, inland road, rail access), are important capital investments.
Stacking. Complexity of arrangement of containers, both on the ground and on modes (containerships and double-stack trains). Restacking difficult to avoid and incur additional costs and time for terminal operators.
Repositioning. Many containers are moved empty (20% of all flows). Either full or empty, a container takes the same amount of space. Divergence between production and consumption at the global level requires the repositioning of containerized assets over long distances (transoceanic).
Theft and losses. High value goods and a load unit that can forcefully opened or carried (on truck). Vulnerability between terminal and final destination. About 10,000 containers are lost at sea each year (fall overboard).
Illicit trade. Instrument used in the illicit trade of goods, drugs and weapons, as well as for illegal immigration. Concerns about the usage of containers for terrorism.

18/06/2015

The main advantages of containerization are:
• Standardization. Standard transport product that can be handled anywhere in the world (ISO standard) through specialized modes (ships, trucks, barges and wagons) and equipment. Each container has an unique identification number and a size type code.
• Flexibility. Can be used to carry a wide variety of goods such as commodities (coal, wheat), manufactured goods, cars, refrigerated (perishable) goods. Adapted containers for dry cargo, liquids (oil and chemical products) and refrigerated cargo. Reuse of discarded containers.
• Costs. Lower transport costs due to the advantages of standardization. Low transport costs; 20 times less than bulk transport. Economies of scale at modes and terminals.
• Velocity. Transshipment operations are minimal and rapid. Port turnaround times reduced from 3 weeks to about 24 hours. Containerships are faster than regular freighter ships, but this advantage is undermined by slow steaming.
• Warehousing. The container is its own warehouse; Simpler and less expensive packaging. Stacking capacity on ships, trains (doublestacking) and on the ground (container yards).
• Security and safety. Contents of the container is unknown to carriers. Can only be opened at the origin (seller), at customs and at the destination (buyer). Reduced spoilage and losses (theft).

17/06/2015

Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers and ISO containers) made of weathering steel. The containers have standardized dimensions. They can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to another—container ships, rail transport flatcars, and semi-trailer trucks—without being opened. The handling system is completely mechanized so that all handling is done with cranes and special forklift trucks. All containers are numbered and tracked using computerized systems.

The system, developed after World War II, dramatically reduced transport costs, supported the post-war boom in international trade, and was a major element in globalization.

19/09/2014

19/09/2014

we had a great meeting durban last week guys. will be posting pictures of the event soon. life transforming