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This section is introduced in order to clearly advise the news in the shipping and freight industry to all the users of this web site. Thus they are able to be updated for rules, to know professional opinions, data sheets and everything is useful to handle shipments properly around the world.

Furthermore, everybody can intervene by saying comments and opinions. They are monthly filed according to the areas of interest to let the users able refering to them quickly and easily.

Through the “research” engine tool you can also search for “old” issues and to open again discussions appear “forgotten” or overshadowed.

We really hope you find on this blog all the technical support, information and documents for a clear and effective way out from all the problems related to the management and delivery of goods.

Packaging

We arrange several kind of packaging for both abnormal cargo and products declared sensitive, perishable, frozen, chilled, hazardous.

Multimodal transportation services

We move cargo thru all the expected ways like: vessel, barge, air, truck, rail both multimodal or single mode based upon the plan agreed with the customers.

Oversizes, heavylift cargo

Greenshields italian office has high specialization to move oversizes and/or heavylit cargo worldwide. We carry out transportation services as well as we arrange road permits for such cargo movements. Everything is planned and undertaken in accordance with our own ISO9001 executive project.

Documentation

We assist the clients to issue and release documentation required for custom clearance both for import and export in all over the world like, for instance, licenses, tax exemption certificates, hazardous cargo certificates. We also issue all the so-called cargo waiver documents (BESC, BSC, BIETC, LC, ECTN). We assist client for pre-clearance like ACID (Egypt) […]

Perishable/sensitive/hazardous

Greenshields has strong and verified experience for moving, storage goods and issuing documentation and paperwork to handle and to clear the goods declared as perishable, frozen, chilled i.e. foodstuff, pharmaceutical or the ones classifed as hazardous. The temperature inside the reefer trucks and containers it’s duly checked by the appliances connected to our own ITC […]

LAST MILE

Greenshields is highly specialized for deliveries to the difficult destinations to reach. Difficulties as final address or sites are in the regions and areas not easy to reach because of weak or lack facilities, conflicts, disasters.  For those reasons transportation services, custom clearances and basically logistics services are not definitely smooth.

CROSS TRADES

We are carrying out shipments from Brazil, India, China for cross trades between these countries thru our own JV or the exlusive partnerships agreed locally. The shipments are also handled for the above mentioned countries to Africa and Persian Gulf as well as Europe. They are mostly oversize cargo shipments to be moved by special […]

Multimodal transport sea/air – land/air – sea/land/air

We are used to offer the above mentioned multimodal services for goods destined to destinations are difficult to reach and/or whereas the airfreight rates are very expensive. In such a case the transportation services are planned even by vessel, truck or rail, further to the aircraft. Thus the relevant freight rates are much cheaper than […]

Logistic Fee – IMPORT and EXPORT

Pls find below official communication sent by MSC to all the shippers and receivers. Oggetto:Local Charge (LO/LO) – Traffico Export/ ImportCargo Handling (Flexi Tank)Cntr. per Food Grade We are informing all our Valued Customer that, as far as from 01st September 2022, Mediterranean Shipping Company will update some charges (both in EXPORT and IMPORT side): […]

Radiometric custom control and inspections

Since 1st July 2022 the Italian Custom Houses will apply the new rules for radiometric control of iron steel products and metalware, scraps included. Our office is able to explain how to handle noth clearances and inspections as well as the relevant charges expected.