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The largest shipping companies in the world and a brief history of how they started.

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These are the largest shipping companies in the world and a brief history of how they started 1. MSC (Capacity in TEUs 4,402,155) (Market percentage 17.2%) (Origin: Belgium) 2. Maersk (Capacity in TEUs: 4,229,864) (Market percentage 16.6%) (Origin: Denmark) 3. CMA CGM (Capacity in TEU 3,300,522) (Market percentage 12.9%) (Origin: France) 4. COSCO (Capacity in TEUs 2,926,022) (Market percentage 11.5%) (Origin: China)  5. Happag Lloyd (Capacity in TEU 1,746,656) (Market percentage 6.8%) (Origin: Germany)  6. Evergreen (Capacity in TEUs 1,533,410) (Market share 6.0%) (Origin: Taiwan)  7. ONE (Capacity in TEU 1,505,181) (Market percentage 5.9%) (Origin Japan)  Now if we start with some history:  #1 MSC. (Origin: Belgium)  (Market percentage 17.2%) (Capacity in TEUs 4,402,155)  The history of the MSC Group began in Brussels, Belgium in 1970, when Captain Gianluigi Aponte founded the company with just a small cargo ship: the MV Patricia.   Since then, the business has grown and diversified t

Benefits of the Prior at origin

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The prior at origin is the verification of imports in the country of origin before they are shipped. This service checks that the physical and documentary details of the goods are in order and that they comply with the regulations of the country of destination. The professional and trained people that we send to the previous source are in charge of carrying out a complete analysis of the cargo and a review of the products to be loaded: packaging, labeling, quantity, loading process and sealing of the container. Benefits of the Prior at origin: 1. Eliminate fraud or criminality. 2. Confirm that the goods to be shipped are really those purchased by the importer 3. Avoid errors in the documentation of the merchandise so as not to generate fines or delays. 4. Significantly reduces the time taken by the Import Customs Clearance In Mexico   because the information from the previous one at origin helps the customs agent with the preparation of petitions, tariff classification, the calculation

Shipping companies in the air?

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Tell me who you hang out with and I'll tell you who you are... well, CMA joined Air France and now they become one of the main players in the world of air cargo.   CMA CGM and Air France-KLM join forces to strengthen their air freight transport service through an agreement that will have an initial duration of ten years. As a team, they have 10 cargo plans (six Air France-KLM and four CMA CGM) plus the 12 they have in charge together, they will also be able to use Air France's passenger plans, which includes more than 160 plans that will serve to facilitate and improve delivery times. The partnership will combine the knowledge and global sales teams of both partners to serve the customer with one voice. CMA CGM has the firm intention of taking up to 9% of the capital of Air France-KLM, currently the main shareholders of the airline Air France are: The French state is the largest shareholder with 28.6% of the shares, followed by China Eastern Airlines (9.6%), the Dutch state (9.

The Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

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Currently, the interoceanic corridor is more real thanks to the CG Railway (CGR) company, which created a Ferro-Ship specially designed to transport up to 135 railroad cars from the East Coast of the United States to the Port of Coatzacoalcos.  This Ferro Vessel travels under the name "Cherokee" The director of the CG Railway (CGR) company explains that the easiest way to understand this Ferro-Ship is to see it as a train that runs on water, totally built to move rail cars. The Cherokee already had its first adventure departing from the port of Mobile, Alabama, on September 12, transporting 122 wagons and arriving at the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, on September 15, 2021. The ship began its return trip from Coatzacoalcos on September 18 with 130 cars on board, docking at Mobile 3 days later. Mexico has spent more than 50 years trying to develop an alternative to the Panama Canal with a 'dry canal' that would connect by rail the narrowest strip in Mexico between th