Sea freight is a method of transporting large amounts of goods using ocean vessels. Goods are packed into containers and then loaded onto a vessel.
A typical cargo ship can carry many thousands of containers, meaning that sea freight is a cost-efficient way to transport high quantities over large distances.
There are a number of ways in which sea freight can be transported:
- –FCL (Full Container Load), in which you or your supplier take charge of one or more empty containers to fill as you like and send on a ship.
- –LCL (Less than Container Load), where your products share a container as you may not have enough cargo to efficiently fill a full container. During this method you only pay for the space you occupy.
- –RORO (Roll On Roll Off), where your products do not leave the vehicle they are in to go onto the cargo ship. The vehicle simply drives onto the ship, and then drives off the other end.
- –Dry bulk shipping, used for some specific items, which are deposited into the hold of the ship instead of travelling in a container.
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