ETS Logistics Gives A Helping Hand to Viking Mariella

ETS Logistics helps out in the renovation works of the Viking Line ship Mariella. The renovation works take place in Turku, Finland. We’ll be transporting two trailer loads of of construction materials, which will be used to refurbish two bars, a night club and the foodgarden of the ship.
Continue readingWhat Is Expediting?

According to Wikipedia – expediting is a concept in purchasing and project management for securing the quality and timely delivery of goods and components. To make it a little easier expediting, we say, is the process of organizing a shipping service. The expediting company is the link between you and the delivery company (the carrier). The expediting company doesn’t own trucks; however, they have certain partners they use to transport the goods of their customers. Expediting is a process where on the one side you manage the customers and their needs and on the […]
Continue readingRisks in transporting

In road transport carrier’s liability is always 8.33 SDR per gross kg, which is about ~£8.3 pounds/gross kg. Everything exceeding this amount the carrier is not liable for. In some cases, like force majeure, the logistics company is not liable at all. What does it tell us? If the value of your shipment exceeds 8.33 SDR, it makes sense to purchase a risk insurance for the goods. For instance, in the Baltic States it is rather a rare occasion where a high value shipment gets an extra insurance. Usually as […]
Continue readingIs road transport the best choice for shipping?

International transportation includes various shipping methods: sea, air, railway and road transport. Today we are going to explain the former – road transport. It is certainly the most widely used method of transportation in Intra-European context. In fact, it has quite a few advantages that make it the most preferred method of transportation. First of all, the big bonus is door-to-door service, which only road transportation can offer. This is due to the dense network of roads and the high manoeuvrability of the trucks. This way reloading the goods […]
Continue readingA High Risk In The Logistics Business – Contraband

Today we wanted to share with you a displeasing experience that we lately had so that everybody could learn from it. A week ago a company X (as the case is still in procedures, we’ll keep the name to ourselves) ordered road transportation from us. The invoice and consignment note showed a quantity of 1 euro pallet and the cargo was plastic work pieces. The sender wanted to transport the goods from Estonia to Germany, so we gladly took the order in. During a routine check-up the Latvian Customs […]
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