SEA TRANSPORT
What is Sea Transport?
As with air transport, sea transport typically requires use of ground transport at either end of travel for people and goods to reach their destinations. Significant infrastructure is used at ports to transfer people and goods between sea and land systems. Goods Moving through Water with the help of ship. Transportation Takes too much time. Sea Freight is a method of transporting large amounts of goods using carrier ships. Goods are packed into containers and then loaded onto a vessel. A typical cargo ship can carry around 18,000 containers, which means that sea freight is a cost-efficient way to transport high quantities over large distances.
Ship transport or Sea Transport is watercraft carrying people or goods. Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises. Transport by water is cheaper than transport by air, despite fluctuating exchange rates and CAF charges to account for such. Ship transport can be over any distance by boat, ship, sailboat or barge, over oceans and lakes, through canals or along rivers. Shipping may be for commerce, recreation or the military purpose. Virtually any material that can be moved can be moved by water; however, water transport becomes impractical when material delivery is highly time-critical. Containerization revolutionized ship transport starting in the 1970s. "General cargo" includes goods packaged in boxes, cases, pallets, and barrels. When a cargo is carried in more than one mode, it is intermodal or co-modal.
There are a number of ways in which sea freight can be transported.
- FCL or Full container load, which you purchase one or more full containers to send on a ship.
- LCL or Less than container load, where your products share a container as you may not have a full containers worth. Once they reach their destination, the containers contents are divided once more.
- RORO or 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.
Benefits of Sea Transport or Ship Transport
- Cost-effective comparatively to other methods
- Easy to manoeuvre heavy or large products with ease
- Inexpensive over long distances
- Most Carbon-efficient solution
