Hey, I could be one of your customers! I book haz chemical shipments with NVOCCs to go all over the world, and the biggest thorn in my side is always...... SHANGHAI. At least now that regulations in China have been increasingly enforced since the Tianjin explosion.
So, my question would be - how familiar are you with what's going on over there? I get quotes from different forwarders, both I think going through the same carrier, one tells me they can't take my haz, the other says it's fine (same vessel schedules and everything). Could that be an end-warehouse issue, where the one rejecting it just doesn't have proper certs/approval from their regulatory agencies to store hazardous materials?
I've been at this about 3 years now, and the NVOCC / forwarder / carrier thing is still confusing. Is there anywhere I can get a little clarity on that as well?
Edit: Ah, just saw that you work domestic instead of international. Any insight would be nice if it's available! :)
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Hey, I could be one of your customers! I book haz chemical shipments with NVOCCs to go all over the world, and the biggest thorn in my side is always...... SHANGHAI. At least now that regulations in China have been increasingly enforced since the Tianjin explosion.
So, my question would be - how familiar are you with what's going on over there? I get quotes from different forwarders, both I think going through the same carrier, one tells me they can't take my haz, the other says it's fine (same vessel schedules and everything). Could that be an end-warehouse issue, where the one rejecting it just doesn't have proper certs/approval from their regulatory agencies to store hazardous materials?
I've been at this about 3 years now, and the NVOCC / forwarder / carrier thing is still confusing. Is there anywhere I can get a little clarity on that as well?
Edit: Ah, just saw that you work domestic instead of international. Any insight would be nice if it's available! :)
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