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How does digital transformation boost ocean freight shipping services?

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  Ocean freight shipping services may be significantly impacted by digital change, especially in terms of increased effectiveness, visibility, and dependability. Increasing ocean freight shipping services through digital change can accomplish the following: Automated processes: Digital transformation can help automate various processes in ocean freight transportation, including booking, paperwork, customs clearance, and invoicing. This can increase precision, quickness, and efficiency while lowering the time and effort needed to handle these processes. Real-time tracking and visibility: Ocean freight shipments can be monitored in real-time with the aid of digital technologies like IoT sensors and GPS tracking. This can give shippers and logistics service providers greater visibility into the location, state, and status of shipments, enabling them to effectively address any potential problems. Optimization of shipping routes: The use of sophisticated analytics and machine learning algo
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A brief about Ocean Freight and its uses

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Ocean transport is how cargo is shipped from one port to another. It is one of the safest and most traditional means of trade between countries. One of the main characters is that ocean going cargo ships can transport almost any type of merchandise / cargo. For many companies the transport is carried out by means of 20’ and 40’ containers as well as 40’ refrigerated containers that are used mainly for foodstuffs. Special containers, ISO Tanks, can also carry liquified cargo. Other than ships that just move containers, known as cellular vessels, there is a large variety and some of these can be seen as: Bulk tankers for transporting oil and other liquid products, these vessels are capable of moving thousands of tons. RORO (roll-on-roll-off) these vessels are used for transporting cars as well as large mobile shipments such as cranes and earth moving equipment. Heavy Lift Vessels these specialised ships capable of moving large static pieces of cargo weighing many tons, most are self-su
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Road Freight transport: Everything you need to know

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  Road freight transport (RTM) is the means by which cargo is transported in vehicles from one location to another What goods can be handled by a road carrier? All consumer products, for example, can transit in France or internationally thanks to the availability of road freight service. Food products that require transport in a temperature-controlled environment makes up a significant part of the overall market. In fact, just about any commodity can be moved via road freight transport . Customers are either the shipper (exporter) or the final recipient of the goods (consignee). The advantages of road freight services are numerous: relatively low cost  fast overall transit times and even out of the way locations can be reached ideal for short and long distances. Suitable for all products, including hazardous materials or products requiring temperature-controlled transport such as pharmaceutical or perishable goods. The challenges of tomorrow's road freight transport The road freigh
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A brief about ocean freight Service

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  Sea freight or ocean freight refers to international shipping of commodities by sea. Ocean freight shipping is a well-known option that provides shippers with transportation services at a reasonable price point for anyone sending cargo internationally. Given that most of our earth is covered by oceans and waterways, it is one of the most accessible methods for freight transportation. You will discover everything you need to know about ocean freight in this post, including why you use sea or ocean freight, how it operates, etc. Why use sea freight? There are undoubtedly other ways to transport cargo. However, did you know that sea freight is the most popular method of freight transportation service . Some 80% of world trade is moved in container vessels that plough the seven seas. How does shipping by sea work? Freight forwarders act as middlemen for sea freight. They act as a third-party logistics provider, from collecting the cargo to delivering it to the required destination. Cruci
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What are the services included in freight forwarding?

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  Freight forwarders act as a ‘One Stop Shop’ for logistics services. They offer different transport modes such as sea/ocean freight, rail freight, road transport and air freight. Freight forwarders use their trusted contacts with carriers and partners from air transport specialists and trucking companies to shipping lines in order to negotiate the best possible price and optimum routing. Freight forwarding services cannot be underestimated in the global transport of cargo. Normally a freight forwarder handles a large volume of shipments, even from one international destination to another, so they are a key part in triangular operations. At least three companies are involved in triangular operations (manufacturer, intermediary and final customer), each located in different countries, although there is a single delivery of goods and a single transport. Value-added services: Advice on optimising transport costs: freight charges, special documentation costs, customs clearance expenses, c
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Is shipping container transport worth it?

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  Container transport is hailed as one of the greatest innovations in the transportation industry. Ever since the American entrepreneur Malcolm Maclean came up with the first container made of corrugated steel in 1955, the container has evolved from the humble corrugated steel box to the present-day super-efficient intermodal container. Today over 80% of shipments around the world take place utilising container transport, this in itself is an indication of its popularity.   Cargo shipping containers come in standard sizes of 20’, 40’, and 45’ and therefore can be handled by standard container handling equipment such as gantry cranes and reach stackers Advantages of shipping container transport . Containers can transport a very large variety of goods ranging from food products to machinery to hazardous cargoes. Out-of-Gauge cargo (OOG) can be easily transported on flatbeds or platform containers. Cargoes that are of abnormal sizes and shapes that do not fit into the normal containers a
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WHAT IS CONTAINER TRANSPORT?

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  Transportation of containers is the most common way of transporting products around the world.     Some 80% of world trade is made by shipping container transport . Containers come in a variety of sizes and type, the commodity and dimensions determine the type of container that would be used. In general, we talk about 20’ containers / 40’ containers / 40’ reefer containers (for cargoes that need temperature control) 20’ and 40’ flat racks / 20’ and 40’ open tops (used when the dimensions of the cargo will not fit to a standard container. Containers can be loaded to ocean going ships, they can also be used for rail transport – the Chinese / Russian market being a good example of that.   Door to Door service. Containers can be positioned at the exporter’s premises for loading. Then the container is transported to the nearest port for shipment to the destination port. At the destination port the container is delivered to the required unloading point via road vehicle. Safety Before the
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