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We at SUMMIT Freight Malta wish all our clients, present and future, a very successful 2016 and we look forward to helping you make it so :-)

Excerpt from our online Toolkit.

Trailer Types.

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ROAD TRAINS.

This is a 'system' of road haulage used only in countries where very long distances are involved, particularly where the terrain is not served by railroad; the Australian outback being the world leader. Examples of such conveyances include the carriage of mineral-ores, fuels and even livestock.

A road train consists of a (powerful engined) 'prime mover' towing two or more trailers in the same way that an train engine pulls train wagons on rails.

Here's an interesting video to illustrate this interesting concept:

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The World's Longest Truck - Road Trains in Australia Australia - a country road trains. In the Australian outback, where for hundreds of kilometers around you to meet a couple of other cattle-farms, or "station...

News:

Force 7 winds have caused the Malta Freeport Terminal to halt operations during today and possibly even tomorrow. Delays are to be expected.

We**am: https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/malta/malta/birzebbuga/st-georges-bay.html

Live Cam St. George's Bay in Birżebbuġa Stunning view on the bay with Malta Freeport in the background

The FOB term should NOT be used in case of groupage being loaded at an inland depot because it applies only for ports.

When applying this term for Groupage, be clear about the inland and depot costs being for suppliers' account and the freight and destination costs being for receivers' account. Note also the sellers' liability ending once the goods go beyond the ship's rail at port of loading.

(More detailed information may be obtained from the ICC publication "Incoterms 2010".)