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Soft Commodities Trader
Due to increased sales, a soft commodity trader required a receivables purchase facility for one of their large customers - purchased from Africa and sold to the US.
Metals Trader
Purchasing commodities from Africa, the US, and Europe and selling to Europe, a metals trader required a receivables finance facility for a book of their receivables/customers.
Energy Trading Group
An energy group, selling mainly into Europe, desired a receivables purchase facility to discount names, where they had increased sales and concentration.
Clothing company
Rather than waiting 90 days until payment was made, the company wanted to pay suppliers on the day that the title to goods transferred to them, meaning it could expand its range of suppliers and receive supplier discounts.
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Shipping and Transport
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What is Shipping and Transport?
Shipping is a mode of transport that is most commonly used when transporting large and heavy bulk commodities. When choosing the best mode of carriage for goods one usually looks at road, rail, sea and air. We wanted to discuss the factors to be aware of when looking at shipping as when trade finance facilities and more generally, multi-jurisdictional trade is involved we usually see shipping used as the most common mode of transport.
How do I choose a mode of transport?
There are many factors to consider when choosing a mode of transport. Many are listed above and others will have to be taken into account when understanding the goods you are dealing with, expertise you have available, distance of shipment, parties involved, profit margin and general criteria that surround the transaction. The above is a useful guide, but the reality rests with one financing and/or trading the goods.
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