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Which is Better for You Ocean Freight vs Air freight

International trade has transformed the economies of all countries. With businesses entering new markets nationally and internationally, freight services have become popular. Businesses now rely on internationally recognized freight services to provide on-time delivery of products to international clients. Of all the available freight modes, ocean freight and airfreight have garnered the highest interest.<br><br>

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Which is Better for You Ocean Freight vs Air freight

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  2. ABOUTUS ECU360isyourpersonal logisticscontroltower deliveringendtoend shippingservices: Quotations,Bookings,Sailing SchedulesandShipping Instructions. Accessible24×7,allinoneplace.

  3. WHICHISBETTERFORYOU: OCEANFREIGHTVSAIRFREIGHT Internationaltradehastransformedtheeconomies ofallcountries.Withbusinessesenteringnew marketsnationallyandinternationally,freight serviceshavebecomepopular.Businessesnowrely oninternationally provideon-time recognizedfreightservicesto deliveryofproductsto internationalclients.Ofalltheavailablefreight modes,oceanfreightandairfreighthavegarnered thehighest interest.

  4. OCEANFREIGHT–WHATISIT? Oceanfreightorseafreightisamongtheoldestmethodsofcargotransportation.Itwasusedlong beforetheinventionoftheaeroplane,andtothisdate,itisstillapopularmodeofcargotransport. Oceanfreighthasbecomethepreferredmodeofinternationalcargotransport.Asthename suggests,thecargoistransportedbyseainlargefreightships. Thecargoisoftenpre-packedandcheckedbeforebeingloadedintolargeshippingcontainers. Thesecontainersarethenloadedintoshippingvesselstoensurethecargoitselfisnotdamaged duringtransport. Thecontainersareusuallymadefrommetalslikestainlesssteel,ensuringthecargoisnotexposed totheenvironment.Therearethreetypesofcontainersavailable;theseareclassifiedbasedon theirlength.Mostoceanfreightservicesprovide: 20feetcontainers(knownasgeneral-purpose) 40feetcontainers(generalpurpose) 40feetcubes(forspecialshipments) Oceanfreightusesshipswithhighcapacity.Theshipstravelonpre-fixedtransportroutesand schedulesandofferon-timedeliverytocustomersallovertheworld.

  5. ADVANTAGESOFOCEANFREIGHT Oceanfreightcanbeusedtotransportextremelyheavycargo.Where airfreighthasweightlimitations,oceanfreightcantransportextremely large or extremelyheavycargowithoutdifficulties. Itisacost-effectivemethodofcargotransport.Thecostdoesnot significantlyincreasewhentheshipmentsizeincreases,andasaresult, businessescanmaintainlowshipmentcostsforinternationalshipping. Oceanfreightusesmuchlessfuelthanairfreightorroadfreight.Asa result,oceanfreightisregardedasthemostenvironmentallyfriendly methodofcargotransport. Airfreighthasseveralsafetyandweightrestrictions.Incontrast,there arefewerrestrictionsanddocumentationfortransportingbyair.Thisis especiallybeneficialsinceitreducestransportationtime.

  6. DISADVANTAGESOFOCEANFREIGHTARE Oceanfreightismuchslowerthanairfreightandtakesfivetosix timesaslongtotransportthesamecargo.Thisisnotidealfor businessesthatrequirequickdelivery. Oceanfreighthasunpredictableshipmenttimes.Oceanfreightis vulnerabletopoorweatherconditions.Asaresult,shipmentviaocean freightoftenmeanstherearedelaysduetopoorweatherorcustoms. Sincethetransportationtimeislonger,thegoodsareintransit longer,andthereisahigherchanceofthecargobeingdamaged duringtransport. Thereisahigherriskofgoodsbeingdamaged,misplaced,or mishandledsincethetransittimeislongandthecustomsaredone manually.

  7. AIRFREIGHT–WHATISIT? Airfreightisregardedasthefastestcargotransportationmethod. Airfreight,commonlyknownasaircargo,isgenerallyusedwhen transportinggoodsoverseas.Themethodispreferredbybusinesseswho wanttokeeptheirdeliverytimeshortandmeettightdeadlines. Manybusinessesconfuseairfreightwithaircouriers.Whileaircourier shippingisadoor-to-doorsolution,couriercompaniesgenerallyhandle it.Thecourierisusedtotransportsmallpackageslikedocuments, individualproducts,andsoforth.Incontrast,airfreightisusedforhigh- valueproductsinsmallandlargequantities. Comparedtooceanfreight,whichtakesbetween20to60days dependingonthelocation,airfreightusuallytakes1to2weeks.Thisis furtherreducediftheshipmentisnational.

  8. ADVANTAGESOFAIRFREIGHTARE Fastandreliableinternationalshippingsince thesafetychecksarestringent. Theinsuranceratesarelow,whichensures thebusinesssavesmoney. Airfreightrequireslowpackaging,andthere isalowerchanceofdamagesincethecargo isintransitforalessertime. Airfreightcomeswithaccuratetracking,and transportcanbedoneinternationally.

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