Shipping Knowledge

When people ask why ports dominate global trade, the short answer is networks. Ships choose routes where other ships already

In the shipping industry, a wide variety of commodities is transported worldwide. Electronics, clothing, machinery, and many other goods each

Every year, Jebel Ali Port handles a massive flow of cargo. According to DP World, which manages operations at Jebel

This soft clicking of my typing fingers sounds like a beat of movement, and in my mind, the characters are

RoRo Shipping Works as a simple idea: vehicles and wheeled cargo roll on to a ship and roll off at

In short, transshipment is the movement of cargo from one ship or vehicle to another during its trip to the

When cargo shipping comes to mind, we imagine massive ships that transport containers across the seas. However, behind every successful

An Import/Export Declaration is a mandatory government document that provides information about the cargo/goods shipment across international borders. It plays

World trade depends on global shipping. Approximately 90 percent of international products travel by sea and form a network of

Almost everyone in the shipping industry is familiar with the term Airway Bill also abbreviated for AWB, but little do

A commercial invoice is a legal document used in the shipping industry. It serves as a contract and proof of

A bill of lading is a legal document used in shipping. It acts like a receipt for the goods being

Packing List, a full form of PL in the shipping industry, is an important document used to define the specifics/contents

Certificate of Origin (CO, C/O), also known as Declaration of Origin (DOO), is a document used in international shipping to

International shipping is the process of moving any physical item, small or bulky, from one point in a country to

Do you know there are approximately 10,000+ shipping and 100,000+ freight forwarding companies in the world (Statista, Mordor Intelligence)? With

When we began operations in Dubai, UAE, in 2019, Alliance Shipping had one goal, to provide clients with high-quality shipping

If you’ve ever seen cargo ships in photos or videos, they might not seem all that impressive at first. After