Aquantuo

 The process of transporting commodities or articles from China to Zambia is often faced with one or more trends of non-performance which extend the period thought to have been used optimally. One such key causes is port congestion. Heavy traffic and few workers on the docks cause ships to wait longer than expected to dock and offload their cargo. In addition, punctuality is also disturbed by climatic conditions. Weather conditions, which are not limited to extreme events like storms or thick fog, sometimes result in the closure of ports or in reduced activities at the port. Because of lack of proper documentation or more concerns over terrorism, the processes involved in clearing goods at the customs may take much longer than presupposed. The civil unrest in the Middle Eastern region has once again resulted into changes in the trading patterns within the shipping industry. In this regard, the shippers have had to use different routes which are, longer than before, expensive and ta...