transporte carga maritima

For any shipper, sea transportation is a wide choice to provide transportation services for shippers with a price economy.

As one of the oldest means of transportation, ships cover most of the earth's oceans and waterways.

More than 90% of the world's goods are transported by the international shipping industry. But why should we consider sea transportation when there are other transportation modes available, such as air, road and railway?

1. Economy: cheap freight

The shipping industry provides the most competitive freight for shippers, especially for long-distance transportation.

In contrast, shipping costs are typically four to six times lower than air transport. With low freight, ocean shipping is the most economical international shipping option.

2. In terms of efficiency: large and small goods can be realized

Regardless of the size of goods transported, sea transportation can meet basic transportation needs.

Smaller goods can be combined with other goods to fill the container, to realize the cost allocation of transportation services. Larger cargo can be filled with one or more containers, providing shippers with the option of bulk or bulk loading.

Container ships are the ideal way to transport large quantities of goods, and the original design is also based on the convenient way to transport large quantities of goods or raw materials.

3. Carrying capacity: oversized, heavy, and bulky cargo

The main advantage of sea transportation is that it can handle oversized, heavy, or bulky cargo, usually called bulk cargo or non trailer (NIT) cargo, including large vehicles, equipment, building materials, etc.

For air transportation or road transportation, the goods are too heavy or too large, and it is relatively difficult to realize transportation. For container shipping, very large goods are not a problem at all.

On the other hand, port equipment is generally built by the government, and ships can be durable. The transportation cost of goods is relatively affordable, especially for large goods.

4. Safety angle: ensure safety and better closure

The ship is designed to safely transport dangerous materials and dangerous goods. Maritime transport is proficient in handling such goods and has formulated and improved relevant regulations to ensure the safety of ships, crew, goods, and the environment. With the improvement of maritime transportation safety, the rate of cargo loss caused by accidents in the transportation process is declining. The container is designed to keep the cargo sealed and locked during transportation, which further improves the security of cargo transportation.

5. Environment: friendly and environment-friendly

Compared with sea transportation, the carbon footprint of air transportation or many other transportation modes is much higher. From the perspective of environmental protection, sea transportation has a greater advantage.

On the other hand, ships provide the most carbon efficient transportation mode, and the exhaust emissions generated by each ton of cargo transportation are less than any other transportation mode. And with technical progress, the launch of new ships, and the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) power options, carbon emissions continue to decline.