Freight, explained
Practical notes on Incoterms, customs, container arithmetic and the things that actually decide your landed cost.
Rail Freight and the Dedicated Freight Corridor: What Changes for Gujarat Shippers
What the Dedicated Freight Corridor changes for Gujarat shippers: Western DFC, double-stack, axle loads, ICD Khodiyar and Sanand, and when rail beats road.
Read the article 6 October 2026 · 5 min readCBM Calculation for Sea and Air Freight
CBM calculation with worked examples: the formula, cartons to CBM, the W/M revenue tonne rule for sea, air volumetric weight, LCL pricing and container fill.
Read the article 5 October 2026 · 6 min readIncoterms 2020 for Indian Exporters: Who Pays, Who Risks, Who Clears
Incoterms 2020 for Indian exporters: all eleven rules compared, where risk passes, who clears, and the EXW, CIF insurance, DDP and FCA traps that cost money.
Read the article 4 October 2026 · 6 min readMundra, Pipavav or Nhava Sheva: Choosing a Gateway from Gujarat
Mundra port, Pipavav or Nhava Sheva? Compare inland haul, carrier depth, direct vs transhipment, congestion, ICD Khodiyar and Sanand rail, and cargo fit.
Read the article 2 October 2026 · 6 min readProject Cargo: How a Heavy Lift Actually Moves
How a project cargo move really runs: feasibility and route survey, lifting study, packing, inland leg, heavy-lift berth, vessel choice, lashing and delivery.
Read the article 1 October 2026 · 6 min readODC Transport in India: Permits, Route Survey and What Goes Wrong
ODC transport in India: how over-dimensional cargo is classified, the permit trail, what a route survey must measure, trailer types and how moves go wrong.
Read the article 29 September 2026 · 5 min readAir Freight from China to India: When Speed Is Worth the Premium
When air freight from China to India is worth the premium: chargeable weight for dense vs light cargo, airport pairs, cut-offs and the real cost of…
Read the article 28 September 2026 · 6 min readSea Freight from China to India: Cost, Transit and the Traps
A practical guide to sea freight from China to India: load and discharge ports, LCL vs FCL, transit variability, customs valuation traps and fake FOB pricing.
Read the article 27 September 2026 · 6 min readOcean Freight Rates Explained: Every Line on the Quote
Ocean freight rates are more than the sea leg. A line-by-line guide to BAF, CAF, THC, documentation, CFS, detention and demurrage, and what makes rates move.
Read the article 27 September 2026 · 10 min readRoDTEP Explained: What Exporters Need to Know Before 30 September 2026
RoDTEP rates run only to 30 September 2026 and no notification has been issued for exports on or after 1 October. What the expiry means, the…
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