Shipping Freight - All That You Need To Know

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Shipping Freight - All That You Need To Know

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Synopsis

• Things to Know When Shipping Freight
• Things that Help to Select a Good Service for
  Shipping Freight
• What Makes Air Shipping better than Ocean Freight
  Shipping?
• Learn to Select the Best Ocean Freight Service
• Getting Familiar with the Benefits of Intermodal
  Transportation

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Things to Know When Shipping Freight

• Know about what you are going to ship. Before
  selecting a shipping service, you should consider
  what you are shipping. This information will also
  help you learn more about the capabilities of
  carriers. Getting informed about your product
  line will help you select a right mode of
  transportation.
• Know the real transit time. Understand that the
  actual transit time can be quite different from
  the published transit time. Weather and terminal
  delays can cause serious problems too. Therefore,
  you should select a company after considering the
  actual transit time to avoid experiencing any
  issue later.
• Know the total landed cost. It is natural to feel
  concerned about the total cost of shipping
  freight, but experts suggest that you should
  focus more on the total landed cost. For
  instance, you may think that ocean freight is
  going to be the cheapest option, but you have to
  consider that it may also have the longed
  lead-time with the most variability. It means
  that if your cargo is to be delivered in 40 days,
  it may end up taking more than 120 days through
  ocean freight shipping. Therefore, you should
  also count in the additional cost of inventory
  and safety stock. You may be better off putting
  your money on air freight because it may have a
  high upfront cost by you will not have to worry
  about dealing with additional cost incurred by
  unnecessary delays.

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Things that Help to Select a Good Service for
Shipping Freight

• Do not put so much emphasis on price. When you
  have to send large shipments, you should not
  select a shipping partner based on price alone.
  In fact, you should not mind paying some
  additional money if a service provider offers the
  best value for your money. A company charging you
  a low price may not be that impressive in terms
  of vendor quality, transit time, customer
  service, and reliability.
• Know your products and then select a shipping
  service accordingly. You have to understand that
  some modes of transportation are riskier than
  others, and that is why you need to know how
  those modes will work for your business. For
  instance, if you are exporting expensive
  electronics, you will certainly be able to save
  some money by opting for ocean shipping. However,
  this is going to be extremely risky too.
• Make a decision after finding more about the
  carrier's sweet spot. What it means is that
  different shipping companies have certain areas
  of expertise and they like dealing in that. In
  most cases, a shipping company is going to offer
  lower rates for business they want. Good shipping
  companies also have niches and segments where
  they can easily compete with other service
  providers in terms of price.
• Consider using online services. Many shipping
  companies now use new technologies to make their
  services look more attractive. You should be
  willing to use those services whenever you can.
  Sometimes, it makes sense to use an online
  service that matches you with shipping companies.

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What Makes Air Shipping better than Ocean Freight
Shipping?

• Cost
• You may be thinking that ocean freight is the
  cheapest way to ship your cargo, but that is not
  always the case. If you really care about your
  bottom line, you may actually find airfreight a
  better option. The reason is that sea carrier set
  their rates as per the size of the container
  they also consider the weight but usually pay
  more attention to the size. It means that your
  price will be based on cubic meter in case you
  want to ship less than a container load. It means
  that if you have lighter shipments, you will be
  much better off going with air shipping. Ocean
  freight may seem to be a better choice in case of
  heavier and larger shipments.
• Speed
• Ocean freight has some benefits, but speed is not
  one of them. When you want your cargo to be
  delivered in the shortest time possible, you
  should look no further than air shipping. The
  time difference is actually quite a lot sea
  shipments may take up to a months to arrive but
  air shipments do not take longer than a couple of
  days in most cases.
• Reliability
• Before finalizing your decision, you need to
  consider how reliable each shipping method is. In
  most cases, you will find air shipping to be much
  more reliable than ocean freight. This is true,
  even though ocean freight enjoys a much longer
  history than airfreight shipping. Yes, weather
  conditions play a role here, but airlines usually
  follow their schedules and deliver your cargo in
  a timely manner. Even when there is a delay, it
  is much shorter than what you might experience
  with ocean freight.

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Learn to Select the Best Ocean Freight Service

• Be sure to learn about the ports where your ocean
  freight company will deliver your cargo. If the
  ports where they deliver your cargo do not have
  good infrastructure, you will never be able to
  ship effectively. You usually do not have to
  worry about anything so long as you have selected
  a reputable shipping company.
• Be sure to check what types of cargo you can
  ship. Ocean freight usually has less restrictions
  as compared to air freight, but it is still a
  good idea to confirm that there is no issue
  shipping your type of cargo.
• Check how much you can ship with a particular
  company. You usually do not have to face many
  issues in this regard because ocean freight is
  usually the choice for most companies when they
  want to ship the highest quantity of materials.
  In other words, the better storage capacity is
  one of many benefits of ocean freight, but be
  sure to talk to your shipping company to know how
  large your shipments can be.
• Check how reputable and experienced a shipping
  company is. For this, you can use the internet
  and check some reviews on popular sites. You can
  consider what different people have to stay about
  your selected shipping company. You can also ask
  your selected company to share some referrals, so
  that you can make a decision.

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Getting Familiar with the Benefits of Intermodal
Transportation

• One of the biggest benefits of using intermodal
  transportation is that you do not have to spend a
  lot of money here. Low costs of shipping can help
  you improve your bottom line as well. With
  intermodal transportation, you can expect lower
  rates with increased flexibility and more
  predictable pricing. Handling costs will also
  come down when you opt for intermodal
  transportation.
• Another reason why many businesses are turning to
  intermodal transportation is that it is an
  environmentally friendly way to transport your
  goods. By opting for this mode of transportation,
  shippers can reduce their carbon footprint to a
  great extent. If you compare trains to trucks,
  you will find that trucks emit around 19.8 pounds
  of carbon dioxide per 100 ton-miles and trains
  usually do not exceed 5.4 pounds. It means that
  if you care for your environment, it makes great
  sense to work with a shipping company that relies
  on intermodal transportation.
• You may want to switch to intermodal
  transportation because it offers a great degree
  of flexibility and reliability. You will have an
  access to standardized transit schedules and be
  in a position to make a choice as per your need.
  By opting for this transportation method, you
  will be able to streamline your reverse
  logistics, which in turn will help improve your
  bottom line.

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