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Cargo insurance for goods at sea
How to make sure your business gets the right insurance cover for your international maritime goods transit.
Key documents for transporting goods by sea
The paperwork involved in sending your goods by sea including the Standard Shipping Note and downloadable examples.
Main international shipping routes
An overview of some of the world's most important maritime trading arteries along which you can transport your goods.
Costs of ocean shipping
The main factors behind differing costs of shipping, and how different shipping operators set their prices.
How are goods carried on ships?
The three main ways of loading goods for transport onto a ship - as bulk, break-bulk, or in containers.
Different types of ocean shipping
Key characteristics of the main ocean vessels which your business can use when engaging in international trade.
How to move goods by sea
Key documents needed to transport goods by sea, and information on freight and different vessels used in shipping.
RIDDOR: Reporting an incident
Your legal responsibilities to report accidents and illnesses under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
RIDDOR: Keeping records of accidents and ill health
What records of accidents, injuries and ill health you must keep under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR)
Advantages and disadvantages of road transport for international trade
The pros and cons of using couriers, freight forwarders, hauliers, or operating your own vehicles to move goods by road.
Advantages and disadvantages of sea transport for international trade
The pros and cons of using sea transport when importing or exporting and the practicalities of shipping goods by sea.
International transport and distribution
Road, rail, air and sea options for transport and distribution and how your business can choose between them.
Making environmental claims
Good practice when you make green claims about your products and services and information on what you can't claim.
Promoting your environmental credentials to customers
How your business can promote your environmental credentials to customers and where to get further advice.
Gaining recognition through environmental standards
How to use environmental standards to help gain recognition of the environmental credentials of your business.
Using environmental labelling
Green labelling schemes that you may be able to apply to the products and services that your business sells.
Environmentally responsible marketing
How your business can decrease the environmental impact of your print marketing and alternatives to physical print.
Advantages of using environmental reports
An overview of the benefits of using environmental reporting and key performance indicators in your business.
Environmental work in your local community
How you can work with your local community on environmental projects and the benefits that your business can gain.
Environmental awards and recognition for waste reduction
Awards recognise your efforts and can help to promote your business as an environmentally responsible enterprise.