international-transport-intermediaries-club

Keep Customs in the loop when changing bookings, say insurers

Do not forget to inform customs after making changes to ocean freight bookings, warns the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC), after it handled a recent claim.In this instance, a Colombian-based agent was asked to amend a booking on behalf of the carrier. Originally, the booking was split over two bills of lading but the carrier requested that it be consolidated into a single bill, well before the cargo arrived in ... [+]