Notes
Field notes
Short notes from logistics operations: market, process, technology and what you learn by doing it.
How to plan a container load: cubing, CoG, VGM and weight limits
Dividing volumes is not cubing: planning a load takes real geometry, centre of gravity (CTU Code), SOLAS VGM and the legal road weight — which is not the container’s max gross.
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Driving and rest times: Regulation 561/2006 made clear
The EU driving and rest rules the tachograph enforces: 4.5 hours and a 45-minute break, 9 daily hours, 56 weekly, 90 per fortnight, and the 11-hour and 45-hour rests.
Incoterms 2020: who pays what and where risk transfers
The 11 Incoterms 2020 rules explained for real operations: costs, risk, insurance and the mistakes that cost the most money (EXW on export, FOB with containers, DDP without thinking about VAT).
CMR claim deadlines: the practical guide
The CMR Convention sets strict deadlines for claiming damage, loss and delay in international road transport: 7 days, 21 days and 1 year. Miss them and the right is gone.
How chargeable weight is calculated: air, express, LCL and road
Chargeable weight decides what you pay for a shipment. A guide to the four conventions: divisor 6000 for air, 5000 for express, w/m for sea LCL and 333 kg/m³ for road.
Why I am building free logistics tools
The first one: a trilingual chargeable weight calculator that runs 100% in the browser. Here is why.