Ocean freight transport is the shipping of goods by sea via shipping containers. Ocean freight is the most common mode of transport that importers and exporters use. In fact, a full 90% of goods are shipped by sea freight. The other international freight transport modes (courier, air freight, express) are all faster, but they are also more expensive.
Why Choose SANTRANS EXPRESS Sea Freight Services?
- Most Competitive rates
Sea freight services break down to two further options: a full container load (FCL) and a less than container load (LCL).
LCL: – With LCL, several shipments are packed into one container. This means more work for the forwarder, there’s extra paperwork involved, as well as the physical work of consolidating various shipments into a container before the main transit and de-consolidating the shipments at the other end.
FCL: – Since shipping rates are lower for FCL, it may be worth using a full container once your shipment is large enough, even if your goods do not fill a full container. The tipping point for upgrading from LCL to FCL (the smallest sized container is 20 footer) is somewhere around 15 cubic meters.
- Dangerous goods Handling
Can SANTRANS ship dangerous goods by LCL also?
Yes!! With proper approval by Shipping Authorities we can ship Dangerous Goods by both LCL & FCL.