It was only sixty years ago that inter-modalism was just a concept. Cargo moving internationally traveled inefficiently and took far longer than it does today to arrive to its destination. The movement of goods was slow, unorganized, and goods typically sat until the next step on the route was scheduled. The transfer of cargo from ship to dock to train to truck to warehouse to truck and finally to its final destination was at best inefficient. Logistics has come far with a world-wide intermodal network that makes use of water, air, and land in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
The movement of containerized goods transferred internationally has become seamless. The transport of thousands of cases, boxes, raw goods, even produce has become an integrated system of transportation networks. This concept of inter-related transport has even led to new logistics terminology such as load centers, which is the port that cargo is off loaded, and LOLO, which means the lifting on and lifting off of cargo via the use of cranes to load and unload cargo.
Logistics management involves strong organizational skills, project management skills, training, negotiations ability, appropriate software, excellent computer skills, and a great deal of strategic planning.
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It will be interesting to see how the recent rashes of piracy in international waters will affect transoceanic shipping. National governments need to step-up and provide the ships with some adequate protection.
What advice would you give to set up protection?
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