The way of international cargo transportation mainly includes sea, air, railway transportation, highway transportation, etc., each way has its own advantages and disadvantages:
Ocean Shipping
Advantages: Large capacity, large transport capacity, low cost, strong adaptability to the goods.
Disadvantages: Long transport, bear the impact of the weather, and can not be transported to inland countries and regions.
Air Transport
Advantages: Short transport time, suitable for goods taht has small volume and need urgent transport.
Disadvantages: The price is too expensive, greatly increasing the cost.
Railway Transportation
Advantages: Runs fast, large load capacity, the impact of climate is small, strong accuracy and continuity, transport time is short. Convenient railway network. If the bulk cargo export to Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, North Korea and other countries, the whole railway transportation is the best choice.
Faults: Due to the high cost of logistics, compared with the sea, the whole railway transportation cost is still a little high.
Highway Transportation
Advantages: Flexible, simple and convenient, quick response, less investment, rapid effect.
Disadvantages: Load is small, when the vehicle is running, the vibration is larger, so easily cause the damage accident, cost is maritime and rail transport is high.
Sea and air transport.
Advantages: For emergency transport or high value goods, this kind of transport is cost-effective, such as in the transport of land trucks, you can reach anywhere in the world.
Disadvantages: Higher prices.
For customer interest, when you choose the transport, you should consider:
1) Transpport cost 2) Operating speed 3) Characteristics and properties of goods 4) Quantity of goods 5) Logistics infrastructure conditions
Of course, we can provide the best choice for you based on your requirements.
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