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http://www.shipping-exchange.com/ New biggest Portal of Shipping and Logistics industry launched today, This is excellent portal to discussed about shipping and Logistics Industry, in the shipping portal you may find industry related news, jobs, freight request, freight offers, articles and branding solutions. Shipping Exchange integrates shipping and logistics community to improve economies of freight.  


Shipping Exchange as a matchmaker who unites Logistics service providers with companies that require logistics services.
Portal provides world’s largest shipping and logistics directory of service providers and companies involved in international trade. Generic online employment websites have left many with unpleasant experiences and unfulfilled expectations. To fill this void the Jobs feature on this portal focuses only on shipping and logistics industry.    
                                           

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Online shipping b2b platform provide an excellent opportunity for people to exchange their ideas and find solutions to their problems. Knowledge Base feature caters to ambitious professionals who want to excel in this industry. You may also upgrade yourself with latest shipping and logistics news from all over the world. Through this portal shipping exchange provide an opportunity for credible vendors to sell books, market reports and other useful merchandise related to shipping and logistics industry. 


Shipping Exchange is also in a process of developing market-tradable international freight (ocean, air and surface) derivates. According to industry experts this tool will help in providing certainty of logistics cost to companies involved in international trade and at the same time provide liquidity to logistics service providers. The speculative nature of freight derivates will give a true indication of current and future outlook of this industry. All our above efforts are towards helping shipping and logistics industry take a leap forward to integrate with latest information technology. We encourage you to become an active participant on this shipping and logistics portal. 

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Security issues in maritime supply chains

This week’s focus are risks in the maritime supply chain. Today’s article reflects on security in maritime supply chains: Assurance of security in maritime supply chains: Conceptual issues of vulnerability and crisis management by Paul Barnes and Richard Oloruntoba from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, suggests that the complex interaction of ports, maritime operations and supply chains creates vulnerabilities that requires analysis that extends beyond the immediate visible.

Do rules and regulations work?

A critical factor for international business is the assurance of security across maritime trading systems and a number of initiatives, first and foremost ISPS, CSI and C-TPAT have been put in place to reduce or avert maritime terrorism, but are these initiatives actually working as intended and are they even having a negative impact on competitiveness ?

ISPS, CSI, C-TPAT

What this article has made perfectly clear to me is the difference between ISPS, CSI and C-TPAT and how they interact and relate to not only the maritime supply chain, but to the supply chain in full, including the supplier or producer (“pre customs”) and the customer (“post customs”):

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What the figure also highlights is that there is a complex interaction between these initiatives, and governments imposing these initiatives on businesses do not always consider the  wider financial and social impact of compliance with these regulations. Yes, it may reduce the likelihood of terrorist-related incidents, but it also adds costs to doing business, cost that more often than not are a hinder for competitiveness. In essence: the initiatives lack the necessary balance between the requirements for efficiency and security in the supply chain.

Maritime security issues

In maritime supply chains there are mainly three attack points or penetration points that can contribute to security problems:

Cargo: Using cargo to smuggle people or weapons.

Vessel: Using the vessel as a weapon.

People: Using fraudulent identity to gain access to vessel or cargo for the above.

The authors do not mention this, but I would think that this classification scheme applies not only to maritime supply chains, but to the other modes of transport as well, you just have to replace the vessel with the according carrier.

The (overlooked) economic impacts of maritime security threats

International trade relies heavily on safe and open waterways and oceans, including ports, so the authors say.

Maritime security threats and and the plethora of other threat sources introduce high levels of uncertainty to business considerations and the world economy in general. Any disruption of maritime supply has significant implications on economic activity and world trade.

A sea-borne terrorist incident [...] would impact heavily on the availability and cost of marine insurance.

In addition to increased insurance and re-insurance costs a catastrophic sea-borne terrorist attack would cause delays in shipping or at best, increase transit times for commodity movements.

Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the BBC News last year, when the attacks by Somali pirates made shipping companies consider whether to take the long route around Africa instead of the Suez Canal, something which overnight would have added several weeks to the lead time of shipments already underway…right before the Christmas rush. Not something you would want to happen if you were planning on selling out your (not yet arrived) stock for Christmas.

Complex systems, complex vulnerabilities

Ports have become a critical infrastructure within trading systems, and many ports are classified as hub ports that are essential both nationally and internationally for today’s global supply chains. Consequently, the threat of loss of a substantial port or substantial facilities within any port is a major issue in the protection of critical infrastructures. Ports are not just the physical infrastructure; a myriad of organizations, functions, transport modes, government agencies and freight operations meet in the port area and vulnerabilities may exist on-shore as well as off-shore (on-board).

This paper defines vulnerability as

the susceptibility or predisposition to change or loss because of existing organizational practices or conditions

and describes two types of vulnerabilities within maritime supply chains:

Type 1 vulnerability emerges from the operational complexity within a port, encompassing the transport node infrastructure and onsite operators, where cargo is transferred from one mode to the other.

Type 2 vulnerability is an attribute of maritime movements with ports as nodes in the system and global logistics management practices underpinning the supply chains operating across marine environments.

In port, these two vulnerabilities converge, in fact, they must converge and meet if a coordinated security regime both in port and out out of port is meant to work properly, i.e. securely. Without a convergent footprint a security gap may occur.

Source : http://www.husdal.com/2009/12/15/security-in-maritime-supply-chains/

 

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Shipping-Exchange.com Provide To Latest Online News For Shipping And Logistics Industry

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Las Vegas, NV-AZ (1888PressRelease) April 28, 2007 - Shipping-Exchange.com provide for Shipping Industry News, Logistics News, Cargo News, Transportation News (Air, Sea, Ports, Road-Rail, Courier, Foreign Trade, Supply Chain, World News). This is the daily nutrition for people employed in shipping & logistics industry. 

Shipping-Exchange.com is world's largest free source of shipping and logistics news, freight quote

, jobs in shipping & logistics, courier, shipping directory, forums, education and knowledge center. We unite people who need logistics service (exporter and importer) with shipping lines, airlines, rail companies, freight forwarders, Trucking companies, NVOCC, Ports, ICD, Ship owner, Liner service, Container management, Chartering brokers, Warehouse operators, Consultants, Courier companies, Customs Brokers and Clearing House Agents.

This portal on shipping and logistics industry was developed to integrate logistics end users and logistics service providers.

The main features of this portal are:

* Directory - World’s largest free online shipping & logistics directory

* News – Latest industry relevant news edited by industry experts

* Jobs – Aiming to become largest job site in this industry by offering free job posting

* Freight Marketplace – Service users can post their transportation requirement for sea, air, road, courier, air/sea chartering. The service providers can reply directly to the users with their offer

* Knowledge Center – This section provides articles and interviews contributed by industry experts

* Download – This offers a collection of softwares and tools useful to shipping and logistics industry

Latest News in related to shipping and logistics industry provide by shipping-exchange.com

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""Shipping Exchange Provides day to day latest news for different categories of shipping industries like Air news, Sea news, Ports news, Road-Rail news, Courier news, Foreign Trade news, Supply Chain news, World News and submit press release / news & articles.""
 

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You can see our news for different categories like

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Sea - Free daily news on maritime industry. Stay ahead in your business by reading latest maritime news, sea freight news, ocean shipping news, liners news, chartering news, container shipping news, tanker news, break bulk news, gas carriers, ship building news

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Road - Rail - Get here latest Road Transportation News, Trucking News, Rail News, Surface Transport News, Trucking Industry News, Freight Companies News, American Trucking News, Canadian Trucking News, European Trucking News.

Courier - You will find here latest news and development in Courier Industry. Courier News, Courier Industry News, Express Package Industry News, Express Shipment News

Foreign Trade - Stay ahead in international business by reading latest Foreign Trade News, Foreign Trade Policy Changes, International Trade Development, WTO News, and Import Export News.

Supply Chain - Keep your knowledge updated by finding latest Supply Chain News, Logistics News, Freight Forwarding News, Warehousing News, Customs News, 3rd Party Logistics News, Shipping Agents News, Supply Chain Management News, and Logistics Supply Chain Industry News.

World News - Shipping Exchange provides news from all over the world so you stay informed about latest international developments. World News, International News, Global News, Daily News, Latest News, Press Release.

You can also submit your article in our site, and read our article to related shipping logistics and transportation industry.

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Get Free Online Source Of Business Directory For Shipping And Logistics Industries By Shipping-exchange.com

""Shipping-exchange.com offers free online source of business directory for shipping and logistics industry. This includes companies for shipping and logistics industry. Information like company name, address, contact person, contact details, email ids, website of all these companies are very well categorized, easy to view, easy to access and absolutely free.""

Las Vegas, NV-AZ (1888PressRelease) June 07, 2007 - Shipping-exchange.com is poised to become one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive free online business directories in shipping & logistics industry. Shipping-exchange.com helps everyone to find shipping and logistics service providers worldwide. Shipping-exchange.com offers free online source of business directory for shipping and logistics industry. This includes companies for shipping and logistics industry. Information like company name, address, contact person, contact details, email ids, website of all these companies are very well categorized, easy to view, easy to access and absolutely free.


The other great feature is to submit a company to existing directory. It is very easy to submit your company with the shipping-exchange.com. This will help you to make your all services, information and contents available online with the shipping-exchange.com. The shipping and logistics industry persons who are looking for the needed information can find your details on shipping-exchange.com.


Shipping-exchange.com’s technical team of highly skilled professionals has many years of shipping and logistics experience. They are looking after the directory to maintain it with the all the latest information, which is trustful and meaningful to the users of the shipping-exchange.com and shipping and logistics industry.


Anyone can find Shipping lines, Airlines, Trucking companies, Forwarders, Clearing agents, supply chain companies, currier companies, transportation companies, service providers, manufactures, repairers, exporter and importers at shipping-exchange.com. Shipping-exchange.com has great depth of categorization which helps visitors to find absolute information. Following is the list of the categorization for business directory of shipping and logistics industry at shipping-exchange.com.


1. Forwarding & Clearing Agent


Airline – General Sales Agent, Chartering - Air, Chartering - Sea
Customs Broking and Clearance
Freight Forwarding – Air - Sea
Freight Forwarding – Truck - Rail
Line Agent
NVOCC



2. Supply Chain


Airport Authority
CFS-ICD-Bonded-Facility
Dangerous - Hazardous cargo
Door-to-Door delivery
Exhibition - Trade show cargo
Logistics
Personal effects moving
Port Authority
Project Cargo
Reefer cargo
Special cargo handling
Warehousing


3. Courier Company


Document courier
Package - Parcel courier

4. Transportation Company

Airline
Rail-road Company
Shipping Line
Trucking Company


5. Service Providers


Barge operator
Bulk ship operator
Car Carrier
Container leasing and sale
Container repair
Equipment management
Gas ship operator
Inspection - Container, Cargo or Ships
Line manager
Port agent
Ro-ro operator
Ship agent
Ship-owner
Tank operator


6. Trade Facilitation


Consulting
Educational Institute
Financial Institution
Industry Association
Information Technology
Insurance
Recruitment and Manpower
Venture Capitalist


7. Manufacturer & Repair


Aircraft manufacturer
Aircraft repair, service and parts
Container manufacturer
Ship repair, service, supplies and parts
Ship yard
Truck repair, service and parts


8. Exporter - Importer


Exporter (Shipper)
Importer (consignee)


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SEO Tools: 7 Things To Consider When Choosing SEO Software

SEO tools have become one of the major weapons in the search marketer's arsenal. There's no question whether to use software for SEO or not. Even those few advocates of fully manual SEO also use different tools in their daily optimization activities. And although skills and knowledge are extremely important, equipment is also high up on the priority list.

There are so many of SEO tools and software packs out there that just looking through them can take up days, if not weeks. So how do you choose the right tool that will deliver the results, helping you get the job done faster and make your investment into it worthwhile? Ask yourself these 7 simple questions. The answers will help you make the educated choice and pick the right SEO tools for your optimization needs.

Things to consider when choosing SEO tools:

1. How many people will be using the tools?
The thing is that different SEO tools and services have different licensing options. If there'll be just one person using the tools, you can go for a single-person license. If you want to equip a group of people you'll need to provide each one with a license. Many software providers have flexible licensing options allowing you to get multi-user licenses with a nice discount.

2. Where will the tools be used?
Will you be using the tools just on your office PC or do you intend to work with them at home, on your laptop when travelling, etc? Some tools are licensed per computer, others – per person meaning you can install them on several machines, given you only work on one at a time.

3. Will all SEO jobs be done by one person or not?

If you have just one SEO guy who'll be taking care of the whole optimization campaign you may opt for an all-in-one SEO package. However if you have an in-house team of several members who specialize in different aspects of SEO (one person does keyword research, another one is responsible for link building, etc.) you'll be better off with task-specific SEO tools.

4. Do you need client reporting?

If you do SEO yourself for your own website you don't really need advanced reporting facilities with pretty graphs and eye-candy charts. However if you provide SEO services or intend to start doing this in the future, you need to pay close attention to the tools' reporting functions: which formats do they support, can you brand and customize the reports, etc.

5. Is the project ongoing or to you need the tools for a certain time period?

Some SEO tools are subscription based, others are sold on a one-off-payment basis. When you know the time frame of your project it's easier for you to choose the right subscription period.

6. What goals you want to achieve with the tools?

It's important to remember that ranking on top for your keywords is not the ultimate aim. You don't need search rankings; you need visitors, subscribers, clients and sales to grow your business. It's important to clearly set your goals from the very beginning so that you are able to tell whether the tools you've purchased really drive you towards your goal, or if you need to try something else.

7. How will you be measuring success?

To be able to estimate the value that your SEO tools or subscription service brings you need to decide how you'll be measuring success. There may be several success metrics such as: rankings, traffic, conversions, ROI, etc. The success metrics may differ depending on the SEO task: e.g. if you managed to unearth some really lucrative keywords but failed to get good rankings for them that means, you have a good keyword tool but you need to search for a better link building tool.

It's important to come up with success metrics before you start using any SEO tools, so that you can measure your manual productivity and evaluate how your SEO tools help you boost your efficiency and whether they are worth the investment made.

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