International Logistics

International transportation and logistics is a part of supply chain process and logistics management is the business field that applies management principles to logistics operations for efficient flow of materials moving and exchanging through the industrial and economic system. The purpose of this book is basically to introduce students and logistics specialists a combination of instructional, updated and practical guidelines on international transportation, freight services and logistics applications. In addition, such interrelated concepts as customs, export-import procedures, Incoterms and their methodologies along with real-life situations and examples are explored. This book is comprised of nine chapters: Transportation and Trade, Introduction to International Logistics, International Sea Transport, International Air Transport, International Road and Rail Transport, International Logistics Applications - with a particular focus on the accounting and financial aspects of Balance of Payments and Bill of Lading (B/L), INCOTERMS, Export-Import Procedure and International Trade through Turkish Customs.