No matter what kind of trade, we must first consider the mode of transport, especially considering the cost of freight and time costs, different modes of transport (ship, train, plane, etc.) determine the different mode of transport。Here are the two most common modes of transport - international sea and international air。
I. International shipping methods:
River, sea (sea transport, river transport) belongs to waterway transport, which refers to the use of ships in fixed navigation areas and routes between domestic and foreign ports, including river transport, the transport of goods or cargo。It has the advantage of large volume and cheap freight。Its shortcomings are relatively slow speed, unstable shipping schedule, affected by climate and environment, high risk。
1.Container transport is only one of the most common modes of transport。FCL and LCL (container ship) are the two most common types of container FCL and LCL。Containers are divided into many kinds, the most common is the ordinary dry cargo container 20GP,40GP,40HC。There are also frozen containers, open top boxes, frame boxes, storage boxes, tank boxes, hanging boxes and so on。
2.In addition to container ships, there are many other types of ships, such as: General cargo ships: mainly carry groceries (oversize, super tall, overweight, etc.);Or large mechanical equipment, or ultra-long refueling pipes, etc., such goods are not loaded in containers, but are more "special".。Large bulk carrier: mainly loaded wood, cement, grain, salt, iron ore, coal, copper and other bulk cargo, the volume is particularly large。Ro-ro ships (also called rolling off ships or rolling off ships) : mainly used to load various types of vehicles, including various cars filled with containers or cargo。Steamships were developed from trains, cars and other means of transport。
3.Oil tankers (tankers) : mainly transport oil and petroleum products。Includes ships carrying various other oils, such as animal and vegetable oils。Such vessels can carry supertankers of up to 500,000 tons。
To sum up, according to the different mode of transport, the characteristics of the goods are different, and the type of sea transport is also different。There are generally more than a dozen species, and there are at least hundreds of other species that are generally not common。
Ii. International Air transport:
1.Air transport (airliners, charter flights) is a way of using aircraft to undertake import and export goods, with the advantages of fast speed and strong flexibility。Its disadvantages are high transportation costs, small volume, high requirements for goods, and extra long and overweight goods are more troublesome to air。
Direct shipping from the origin station directly from the airline bill of lading to the destination, the biggest advantage of direct shipping bill of lading is that in addition to the price of freight haggling, it can also track the voyage。
2.Transhipment, where goods are transported from the origin station to a specific external station by a freight forwarder。For example, at Bangkok Airport, a local partner air freight agent will transport the goods to the appropriate flight and transfer them to the final destination。The transshipment business is more complex, in addition to economic factors, there is also direct to shore business, during this period, the transshipment business relies on the shipping space set in advance by the freight company of the origin, and timely tracking of cargo information。
3.Assembly, when conditions, the goods of 100KGMAWB and 45KGT together, customers can enjoy a preferential rate of +100KG, so that importers and exporters save freight。
4.When charter flight, according to the consignment of goods, the shipper needs to own the aircraft for cargo navigation, the carrier needs to take security measures for transport。
Although air freight is usually expensive。For large and light cargo, air freight is more advantageous。Since the starting price of air freight is lower than the price of sea freight, and the transport speed is faster, small goods, fresh products, valuables, urgent documents (international express and airline cooperation) can be used by air freight。
Qiannuo International as an international shipping forwarder, according to customer needs, the production of export shipping solutions, advantages of routes such as Sino-US special line, Sino-South Korea special line, Sino-Japan special line door to door, double customs clearance, DDU/DDP。
Qiannuo International as an international shipping forwarder, according to customer needs, the production of export shipping solutions, advantages of routes such as Sino-US special line, Sino-South Korea special line, Sino-Japan special line door to door, double customs clearance, DDU/DDP。