Every day a vessel waits at berth, or a container sits in the yard, someone is paying for it — the carrier, the importer, or both. Terminal performance KPIs measure that cost. If you work in shipping, freight forwarding, or supply chain and cannot name six of them, you are reading delays and costs without … Read more
A container terminal is not a warehouse. It is not a parking lot for ships. And adding more cranes does not automatically make it faster. Most people in trade — importers, freight forwarders, even junior logistics staff — see the terminal as a black box. Cargo goes in. Cargo comes out. What happens in between … Read more
Your cargo is on the vessel. The vessel has arrived at the Port of Discharging (POD). And yet — nothing is moving. You call your Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) Agent. They say the ship is “at anchorage.” You check the tracking portal. It confirms the vessel arrived yesterday. So why is your container still sitting … Read more