Fic Logistics

Let’s face it – things don’t always go as planned. There are countless steps that occur between moving your cargo from point A to point B, which means there are countless things that can go awry. If you have made it past some of the main check points – the product has a buyer, the space is reserved on the vessel, AES has been filed, equipment was available, all containers have been pulled, filled, and returned to the port by the cargo cut-off, documentation has been submitted by the docs cut-off, and the vessel has sailed with all containers confirmed on board – you may wonder: What could possibly go wrong at this point? CARGO HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO THE WRONG DESTINATION. After the minor heart-attack caused by the realization that your shipment of kangaroo food is on its way to Malaga, Spain instead of Malaga, Australia, your next step will be to request a Change of Destination (COD) or Diversion. A COD or Diversion is the act of altering the destination port, or final destination cit...

We have to be extremely careful in international trade because there are too many frauds. Sometimes, we purchase through some e-business platforms or trade platforms, which tend to have a low threshold and not strictly audited. In China, to register a shell company cost is simple and does not cost much. There are lawless persons who take advantage of those bugs and spend a few hundred dollars to register a company, and then release the information with a very attractive price. When people are interested, they act very formal by providing fixed-line phone numbers, bank accounts, emails and etc., quite deceiving. In case of this, we cannot fly to China every time for field survey, and when we pay a deposit, these people disappear. There are many poorly managed factories which do not have the ability to handle orders, but they act this way for deposits. If you have the energy and time to fly to China and file a lawsuit, he may return the deposit and he will not refund the deposit if yo...