Agora Freight

  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

  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

  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