Shipping knowledge

Ocean shipping guides

8 min read

How to Read a Bill of Lading

A practical field-by-field guide to parties, routing, cargo, originals and freight terms.

6 min read

What each document contains, where they overlap and how to cross-check them.

7 min read

Understand owner codes, serial numbers and the check-digit calculation.

5 min read

Calculate shipment volume from carton dimensions and avoid unit-conversion mistakes.