Since 2008, Shipping and Freight Resource (SFR) has had one simple objective: to help the global trade community make better decisions through credible, practical, and independent content..
Over the years, we have published thousands of articles covering shipping, freight, logistics, customs, trade finance, Incoterms®, Bills of Lading, Letters of Credit, regulations, industry developments, and operational best practices..
We have analysed market trends, unpacked complex conventions, challenged accepted practices, and tried to make global trade a little easier to understand..
From 1 July 2026, I am adding something new..
Subscribers to SFR will receive exclusive weekly reflections on Making Global Trade FIT, every Wednesday..
This series explores the thinking that sits behind good and bad decisions in global trade..
After 37 years working across shipping, freight, and global trade, I have learnt that technical knowledge alone does not determine success.. Two people can know the same rules, work with the same systems, and face the same pressure, yet make very different decisions..
The difference is judgement.. Good judgement cannot be downloaded from a convention, copied from a checklist, or learnt from a procedure manual.. It develops through observation, curiosity, reflection, and experience..
That is what this series will focus on..
Each week, I will share one reflection drawn from my experience working with and dealing with shipping lines, ship agencies, freight forwarders, logistics service providers, importers, exporters, banks, multinational organisations, industry bodies, and training institutions..
Some reflections will challenge familiar ways of thinking.. Some will confirm what many of you have experienced yourselves.. All of them will be written with one purpose: to help us think more clearly about how we make global trade more fit for purpose..
If you are already an SFR subscriber, there is nothing further you need to do..
If you are not yet a subscriber, now is a good time to join.. Click here to subscribe and make your trade FIT..
