Cargolink Freight Services Ltd

Cargolink is increasing its efforts in creating and maintaining its services of providing an excellent sea freight transportation service. Our company offers an extensive network of locations and ocean freight experience; we can handle any size shipment, from less-than-container (LCL) loads to full container loads (FCL), any special equipment, and oversized cargo. Cargolink ensures to its customers the best available service and cost-effective solutions on its transportation services, ensuring promptness, punctuality and service excellence.

Sea freight service portfolio:

• Provision of full range of Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (N.V.O.C.C)

• services WORLDWIDE.

• IMPORT/EXPORT of FCL (Full Container Loads) + LCL (Less-Than-Container Loads)

• cargoes FROM/TO all European Countries at most competitive freight rates.

• IMPORT OF FCL + LCL CARGO from all U.S.A origin points.

• IMPORT OF FCL + LCL CARGO from all the Far East countries.

• Transhipment arrangements to nearby East Mediterranean destinations / all types of

• Cargo on weekly sailings.

Incoterms

“Ex Works”

The seller delivers when he places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller's premises or another named place (i.e. works, factory, warehouse, etc.) not cleared for export and not loaded on any collecting vehicle.

This term thus represents the minimum obligation for the seller, and the buyer has to bear all costs and risks involved in taking the goods from the seller's premises.

"Free Carrier"

The seller delivers the goods, cleared for export, to the carrier nominated by the buyer at the named place. It should be noted that the chosen place of delivery has an impact on the obligations of loading and unloading the goods at that place.

If delivery occurs at the seller's premises, the seller is responsible for loading. If delivery occurs at any other place, the seller is not responsible for unloading. This term may be used irrespective of the mode of transport, including multimodal transport.

“Free Alongside Ship”

TThe seller delivers when the goods are placed alongside the vessel at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss or damage of the goods from that moment. The FAS term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.

"Free on Board”

The seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's call at the named port of shipment. This means that the buyer has to bear all costs and risks of loss of or damage to the goods from that point. The FOB term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used only for sea or inland waterway transport. Many people use either FOB or CIF and aren't sure of the exact differences.

"Cost and Freight"

The seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment. The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination but the risk of loss of or damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time of delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer. The CFR term requires the seller to clear the goods for export.

“Cost Insurance and Freight"

The seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of shipment. The seller must pay the costs and freight necessary to bring the goods to the named port of destination, but the risk of loss of or damage to the goods, as well as any additional costs due to events occurring after the time of delivery, are transferred from the seller to the buyer.

he CIF term requires the seller to clear the goods for export. This term can be used only for sea and inland waterway transport. If the parties do not intend to deliver the goods across the ship's rail, the CIP term should be used.

"Carriage and Insurance paid to..."

The seller delivers the goods to the carrier nominated by him but the seller must in addition pay the cost of carriage necessary to bring the goods to the named destination. This means that the buyer bears all risks and any additional costs occurring after the goods have been delivered. However, in CIP the seller also has to procure insurance against the buyer's risk of loss of or damage to the goods during the carriage.

“Carriage paid to..."

"Delivered at Frontier"

The seller delivers when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on the arriving means of transport not unloaded, cleared for export, but not cleared for import at the named point and place at the frontier, but before the customs border of the adjoining country. The term "frontier" may be used for any frontier including that of the country of export. Therefore, it is of vital importance that the frontier in question be defined precisely by always naming the point and place in the term.

“Delivered Ex Ship”

The seller delivers when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer on board the ship not cleared for import at the named port of destination. The seller has to bear all the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods to the named port of destination before discharging. If the parties wish the seller to bear the costs and risks of discharging the goods, then the DEQ term should be used.

“Delivered Ex Quay”

The seller delivers when the goods are placed at the disposal of the buyer not cleared for import on the quay (wharf) at the named port of destination. The seller has to bear costs and risks involved in bringing the goods to the named port of destination and discharging the goods on the quay (wharf). The DEQ term requires the buyer to clear the goods for import and to pay for all formalities, duties, taxes and other charges upon import.

“Delivered Duty Unpaid”

The seller delivers the goods to the buyer, not cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods thereto, other than, where applicable, any "duty" (which term includes the responsibility for and the risks of the carrying out of customs formalities, and the payment of formalities, customs duties, taxes and other charges) for import in the country of destination. Such "duty" has to be borne by the buyer as well as any costs and risks caused by his failure to clear the goods for import in time. However, if the parties wish the seller to carry out customs formalities and bear the costs and risks resulting there from as well as some of the costs payable upon import of the goods should be made clear by adding explicit wording to this effect in the contract of sale.

"Delivered Duty Paid”

The seller delivers the goods to the buyer, cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear all the costs and risks involved in bringing the goods thereto including, where applicable, any "duty” (which term includes the responsibility for and the risks of the carrying out of customs formalities and the payment of formalities, customs duties, taxes and other charges) for import in the country of destination.

Incoterms Legend

Here is the legend that should be used in conjunction with the diagrams displayed with each above Incoterm. This legend indicates the balance of risks and costs for both the buyer and seller entering into international trade business.