Sea Transportation

One of the most important things is to make sure that the shipping line releases the container with the cargo to the consignee when it arrives at the port.

A bill of lading is issued for each container or shipment of containers. The bill of lading is a document that confirms the fact of transfer of the container with cargo to the sea line, is a contract between the shipper and the carrier, and is also a security that serves as a document of title.

Before agreeing to ship a shipping container to you, you need to clearly understand the intricacies of the transfer of rights to that container. If your knowledge and experience are not enough to understand this issue, we will be happy to help you.

The type of container depends on the nature of the cargo, packaging, weight and volume, weight and dimensional characteristics of the cargo, door opening, type of loading, and temperature conditions.

Container types are:

• 20 DC
• 40 DC
• 40 HC
• 40 HC - refrigerated
• Open top
• OR, container platform
• Flatrack
• Container tank

The aggregate of all ports of call of ships is called a line. It is organized by shipping lines - companies that are actual carriers. As a rule, the actual carriers do not have the possibility to agree separately with each of the numerous cargo owners on the terms of transportation.

It is often more interesting for large manufacturers producing standard cargo and shipping to standard destinations to work directly with container lines. It is also necessary to analyze how difficult the route to overcome. If there is a large volume of cargo to the unconditional advantages can be attributed to the fact that the container line can provide flexible pricing in order to close the entire volume of supply.

If the route is complicated and involves repeated changes of modes of transportation and additional forwarding services, it is more convenient to work with a freight forwarder, who is a more flexible participant of foreign economic activity.