Category: Shipping Operations

Wh thresholds, the passenger aircraft ban and the 30% charge cap — and why batteries fitted inside a product follow different rules.

A 40ft container holds nearly 59,000 lb but road law allows roughly 44,000 lb of cargo. The three limits, and which one binds.

LTL and FTL rates converge between 8,000 and 12,000 lb. Where the crossover sits on your lane, and the four things that move it.

A few hundred dollars at the factory beats a container of unsellable stock. How AQL sampling works, when to inspect, and what the numbers mean.

Most damage claims are lost in the sixty seconds before you sign the delivery receipt. The notation rule, the 5-day and 9-month deadlines, and the evidence.

The transit time you are quoted is port-to-port on a good day. Here is what the full door-to-door timeline actually looks like, and how to plan around it.

If your container is lost at sea, the carrier may owe $500 total – not $500 per carton. What COGSA limits, and what insurance actually covers.

Pallet count drives your freight quote and most sellers guess wrong. The calculation, a worked example, and how to stop paying for air.