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CATHAY OCEAN CAN ADVISE ON Choosing the right mode of transport for your cargo . . .
The type of transport your business uses will depend on a number of factors:
The products you sell
Supplier production lead times
Product availability
Source of supply
Customs and Excise rules
Volume of shipment
You can use one method for all your transportation needs, or a combination, using an intermodal system. Here are the main types, and their advantages and disadvantages:
1. OCEAN Transportation
Most OCEAN transportation is conducted in containers, which vary in size,
including 20-foot, 40-foot, 40-foot high cube, 45-High Cube, and the jumbo
53-footERS used in intermodal transport, plus specialty containers of
sorts and kinds to suit special cargo REQUIREMENTS.
Advantages of the ocean Transportation:
The cheapest means of long distance transport
Ideal for transporting heavy and bulky goods
Suitable for products with long lead times
Disadvantages of the Sea Transportation:
Longer lead/delivery times
Bad weather
Port congestion duty/taxes/DELAYS
2. Trucking/road tRansportation
A very popular mode of transport used by suppliers and businesses to deliver orders.
Goods can be packed/grouped in box vans or in containers which are also used for sea transportation. road transport is normally used to move goods from the warehouse
to the port or terminal, and then from the port or terminal to final destination.
Advantages of the Road Transportation:
Cost effective
Fast delivery
Ideal for short distances, but possible for long distances
Easy to monitor location of goods
Disadvantages of the Road Transportation:
Transport subject to traffic delays
Goods susceptible to damage through careless driving
Bad weather
Driving regulations can cause delays
3. Rail Transportation
Businesses use rail transportation for the delivery of a wide range
of goods including coal, steel and other heavy goods.
Advantages of the Rail Transportation:
Longer lead/delivery times
Cost effective
Safe mode of transport
Reliable
Disadvantages of the Rail Transportation:
Suppliers/customers are not always located near
a rail freight depot
delivery to/from the depot can be costly and time consuming.
4. Air Transportation
This mode of transport is useful to deliver products with short lead times, fragile goods
and products that are not bulky. The bulk/value ratio will be a determining factor.
Advantages of the Air Transportation:
Fast delivery
Customer is not kept waiting for order fulfillment
Reduced lead time on supplier
Improved service levels
Disadvantages of the Air Transportation:
Flight delays and/or cancellations
Customs and Excise restrictions
Cost
5. Multimodal transportation
Multimodal transportation (also known as combined transportation OR INTERMODAL)
is transportation of goods under a single contract, but performed using at least two
different means of transport (sea, Air, rail, road) using a various transport
infrastructure, terminals, warehouses, ports, airports). Intermodal shipments involve only one company/carrier that is responsible for the organization of ALL transportation from the beginning up to the final delivery of the cargo.
Advantages of the multimodal transportation:
Minimizes time loss at trans-shipment points
Provides faster transit of goods
Reduces burden of documentation and formalities
Saves cost
Establishes only one agency to deal with
Reduces cost of IMPORTS/exports
Disadvantages of the multimodal transportation:
There are risks associated with overloads with heavy cargos.
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