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Practical notes from the freight desk — trade lanes, ocean freight, tracking and customs.

Shipping from India to Lithuania and Latvia: ports, transit times and the details that matter
Trade lanes

Shipping from India to Lithuania and Latvia: ports, transit times and the details that matter

Which Indian port to ship from, how long containers take to Klaipėda and Riga, why free days and heavy-weight surcharges deserve attention — and what the return leg to India looks like.

Oct 28, 20266 min read
Sea freight from Southeast Asia to Lithuania and Latvia: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
Trade lanes

Sea freight from Southeast Asia to Lithuania and Latvia: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia

Ports, transit times and practical tips for shipping containers from Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to Klaipėda and Riga — including how EU trade agreements can lower import duty.

Oct 28, 20266 min read
Container shipping from China to Lithuania and Latvia: routes, transit times and what drives the price
Trade lanes

Container shipping from China to Lithuania and Latvia: routes, transit times and what drives the price

How containers move from China to Klaipėda and Riga: main ports, transshipment hubs, realistic transit times, cost drivers and the mistakes that delay cargo.

Oct 28, 20266 min read
Demurrage and detention: how free days work and how to stop paying for idle containers
Demurrage & tracking

Demurrage and detention: how free days work and how to stop paying for idle containers

What demurrage, detention and combined free time actually mean, how many free days carriers really give, and the practical steps — including tracking — that keep the bill at zero.

Oct 28, 20266 min read
FCL or LCL from Asia to the Baltics: when a full container pays off
Ocean freight

FCL or LCL from Asia to the Baltics: when a full container pays off

How LCL is priced, which extra charges it carries, where the break-even with a full container usually sits — and the cases where FCL wins even below it.

Oct 28, 20265 min read
Importing into the EU through Lithuania or Latvia: customs clearance step by step
Customs

Importing into the EU through Lithuania or Latvia: customs clearance step by step

EORI, HS codes, customs value, duty and import VAT, transit to another EU country and the documents that keep a container moving — a practical guide for importers using Klaipėda and Riga.

Oct 28, 20267 min read

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