International Shippers whether importing or exporting full container loads.
Questions from shippers that we hear often & deserve answers with this ETC International Freight System blog.
Demurrage versus Detention
Demurrage pertains to your shipment & Detention (per diem) pertains to the equiment (ocean container).
For instance, importers receive 3-free working days to return the container to the port if returned late, the steam line applies a per dien fee thereafter (fees vary per steam line).
On container import steam lines charge demurrage fee when a container sits at the port after 4 to 5 days (fees vary).
For exports the steam lines give 5-free days to pull the container & return it. Then detention begins. If the container is returned on-time, but, the shipper delays the departure (roll the booking), demurrage will be assessed daily by the steam line.
As a rule of thump demurrage can be more than a detention fee estimated here only at $ 150/day.
Telex Release versus Original Bill of lading
A message sent by the steam lines or their agents to the destination port. This process allows the consignee to retrieve his shipment without the presentation of an original bill of lading. If shipper requires an original bill of lading, it is to be surrendered at destination. Telex releases often times are done when payment details are not an issue or a house bill of lading is used by the NVOCC (ETC International Freight System)
Master Bill of lading Vesus House Bill of lading (ocean bill of lading)
This is issued by the steam line to the NVOCC/Forwarder (www.etcinternational.com)
The house bill of lading issuance is from the NVOCC/Forwarder to the shipper. They both contain pertinent information & are negotiable document with a bank.
Non Vessel Common Carrier (NVOCC) versus Freight Forwarder
The simple version is wholesale versus retail. NVOCC can access volume ocean contracts from all steam lines and obtain volume discount. Forwarders purchase at general tarriff an supply export declaration filing. ETC Freight System is a bonded NVOCC as well as a license freight forwarder (call 1-800-383-3157)
International Shipping use the metric system
The metric system is an internationally agreed decimal system of measurement that was originally based on the mètre des Archives and the kilogramme des Archives introduced by France in 1799. Over the years, the definitions of the metre and kilogram have been refined and the metric system has been extended to incorporate many more units. Although a number of variants of the metric system emerged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the term is now often used as a synonym for "SI"[Note 1] or the "International System of Units"—the official system of measurement in almost every country in the world.
The metric system has been officially sanctioned for use in the United States since 1866, but it remains the only industrialised country that has not adopted the metric system as its official system of measurement. Many sources also cite Liberia and Burma as the only other countries not to have done so. Although the United Kingdom uses the metric system for most official purposes, the use of the imperial system of measure, particularly in unregulated sectors such as journalism, is widespread.
Although the originators intended to devise a system that was equally accessible to all, it proved necessary to use prototype units under the custody of government or other approved authorities as standards. Control of the prototype units of measure was maintained by the French government until 1875 when it passed to an inter-governmental organisation—the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).[Note 1] It is now hoped that the last of these prototypes can be retired by 2014.
From its beginning, the main features of the metric system were the standard set of inter-related base units and a standard set of prefixes in powers of ten. These base units are used to derive larger and smaller units that could replace a huge number of other units of measure in existence. Although the system was first developed for commercial use, the development of coherent units of measure made it particularly suitable for science and engineering.
The uncoordinated use of the metric system by different scientific and engineering disciplines, particularly in the late 19th century, resulted in different choices of fundamental units, even though all were based on the same definitions of the metre and the kilogram. During the 20th century, efforts were made to rationalise these units and in 1960 the CGPM published the International System of Units which, since then, has been the internationally recognised standard metric system.
For conversion go to: www.onlineconversion.com/ or Google it.
Reflection:
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