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How To Find Clients For Your Own Freight Forwarding Business
Alan Bracken explains how to find clients for your freight forwarding business using simple and easy to replicate techniques he learned from his 35+ year career.
0:00 Intro
4:10 Your Own Website – Tips!
8:00 Dreaded Cold Calling
9:39 How To Find Exporting Companies
10:40 How to Make Contact
15:30 Use Government Resources
Want to know how to start your own freight forwarding business?: https://youtu.be/eXrQEmJVZjU
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Buyer Payment Protection In International Trade – Avoid Being Scammed!
Best advice on how to pay for international goods without being scammed.
If a deal is too good to be true, it really is but we have to pay for goods at some point. This video explains how to make a payment in international trade and protect yourself from the scammers.
PayPal Links:
https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/paypal-safety-and-security
https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/what-is-paypal-buyer-protection-and-how-am-i-covered-faq645
https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full
https://www.paypal.com/mh/smarthelp/article/what-is-paypal-buyer-protection-faq1269 -
Updated Online Course Content Preview – Edited for 2022
For 2022 we have re-edited and upgraded our online course videos, making them even better. More visually engaging and easier to follow with on screen documentation and visual text prompts, we hope it will help our students to retain knowledge and make learning more enjoyable.
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Marine Insurance Explained – Understand the Cargo Insurance You’re Getting
Marine Insurance is essential to understand when importing or exporting goods. Accidents happen and you MUST understand under what conditions your cargo is insured. There is no one-size-fits-all insurance and you don’t want to be caught out if your container was to be washed overboard!
0:00 Introduction
0:31 ZIM Line Vessel Distress
2:30 Insure My Cargo
6:15 Clause A B C
11:20 Self Insure – No Insurance
13:20 General Average
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How To Manage Supply Chain Risk – The biggest SECRET revealed
Knowing how to manage your supply chain and what the risks are, is crucial to any import export business.
Alan Bracken explains in simple terms how to manage your supply chain risks and what you can do to be proactive, rather than reactive.
0:00 Introduction
3:00 Your Pipeline
4:15 Managing Your Supply Chain
7:00 How To Manage Your Supply Chain
8:05 Sourcing
8:50 JUST IN CASE
12:20 Why Packing is IMPORTANT
15:05 Incoterms
18:00 Backups
19:35 The SECRET of supply chain management
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Understanding Shipping Costs – What You Must Be FULLY Aware Of!
“Shipping costs are not just the freight”….
Alan Bracken explains shipping costs and shipping terms such as Conference and Non-Conference. Understand what pre-shipment costs you MUST consider such as documentation that might be needed, shipping costs themselves, other transport cost, terminal handling charges, sea freight costs and a bill of lading fee.
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Conference & Non-Conference
11:00 Pre-Shipment Costs
11:40 Documentation
15:25 Shipping Costs
15:35 Export Entry
16:50 Transport Costs
17:15 Terminal Handling Charges
18:05 Sea Freight Costs
19:15 BAF and CAF
19:25 Bill of Lading Fee
For more information on our online course teaching Import Export Documentation and Procedure please see course details here: https://www.abtslogistics.co.uk/full-syllabus/. -
Shipping Terms and Freight Rates Explained | NOT the usual Incoterms!!
Alan Bracken explains the shipping terms BAF, CAF, FIO, Liner Terms and how to calculate freight rates in an easy to understand way.
0:00 Introduction
0:41 BAF
2:48 CAF
4:13 Liner Terms
5:11 Free In Free Out – FIO
8:27 Freight Rates – Full Container Load – FCL
10:06 Freight Rates – Less Than a Container Load – LCL
For more information on our online courses please see: https://www.abtslogistics.co.uk/
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Export Credit Agency – How Does It Work?
An export credit agency can help your export business with cashflow, something that is always vital in any business. Alan Bracken explains answers the question of how does an export credit agency work.
0:00 Introduction
2:09 Export Credit Agency – How Does It Work?
4:59 Factoring
18:47 Forfaiting
21:55 Bills of Exchange Availed
26:45 Conclusion
For more free practical knowledge on import export please see our blog: https://www.abtslogistics.co.uk/blog/
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Incoterms 2020 Explained With Examples
Incoterms 2020 explained with examples using CPT, CFR and CIF. Incoterms are like “codewords” used in shipping and logistics so there’s no doubt as to where the responsibilities lie between the buyer and the seller. Incoterms let the buyer and seller know exactly what their responsibilities are when it comes to the place of delivery, cost and risk.
0:00 Introduction to Incoterms 2020
0:42 Why We Need Incoterms – The History
3:44 What Are Incoterms?
5:23 Why Do We Use Incoterms?
6:35 CIF
9:17 Place, Cost, Risk
15:52 CPT
20:16 CFR
20:28 CIF (Again)
25:35 Conclusion
More free information at: https://www.abtslogistics.co.uk/what-are-incoterms/
Enroll in our Export Documentation and Procedure course to learn the practical knowledge you’ll need to move goods around the world: https://www.abtslogistics.co.uk/full-syllabus/
#incoterms #incoterms2020 #incotermsexplained
