What are the modes of international cargo transportation? How to choose the right mode of international cargo transportation?

International cargo transportation is the delivery of goods from one country to another by one or more modes of transport, usually accompanied by international trade. International cargo transportation includes international freight forwarding and international express delivery.

Modes of international cargo transportation:

1. Sea transportation

Sea transportation is the most important mode of transport management in the development of international economic trade, especially suitable for most Chinese imported goods of our enterprises. Its advantages include:

- Strong ability to learn through: natural waterways can be utilized, without the influence of tracks and roads for restriction.

- Large carrying capacity: The carrying capacity of ships is much larger than that of railroad cars.

-Low freight costs: Due to the large size and long voyage, transportation costs are shared less and freight rates are relatively low.

Disadvantages include susceptibility to weather and natural conditions, unclear sailing schedules, high risk and slow speed.

2. Railway transportation

Railroad transportation is one of the main modes of modern transportation, second only to sea transportation. Its characteristics include: - accuracy and continuity.

-Accuracy and continuity: it is almost independent of weather conditions and can be operated on a regular and periodic basis.

- High speeds: up to hundreds of kilometers per day and night, much higher than at sea.

- High transport workload: a train carrying cargo through the train can carry 3000 to 5000 tons of cargo.

- Relatively low cost: the cost is only a fraction to a dozen of the cost of transportation by Chinese automobile companies.

- Safety and reliability: the risk is lower than that of sea transportation.

- Large initial investment: it is necessary to lay tracks, build bridges and tunnels.国際輸送 Simple procedure: easier than sea transportation.

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- Simple procedure: easier than sea transportation.

3. Air transportation

Air transport is a modern mode of transportation, suitable for transporting urgently needed goods, live and fresh commodities, precision instruments and valuables. Advantages include short transportation time, which makes it suitable for small and time-critical cargoes. Disadvantages are that it is expensive and increases costs.

4. Transportation by road, inland waterways and parcels

Road transportation: direct import and export of foreign trade goods is an important means of distribution of imported and exported goods at stations, ports and airports.

- - Inland waterway transportation: connecting inland hinterland and coastal areas, it plays an important role in transportation and distribution of imported and exported goods.

- Parcel transportation: a simpler mode of transportation, forming the international parcel transportation network through international postal service agreements and contracts.

5. Container transportation and international multimodal transportation

- Container Transportation: Taking container as the transportation enterprise unit, it applies to China's marine transportation, railroad logistics transportation and international multimodal transportation.

- International Multimodal Transportation: Based on container transportation, combining the traditional single mode of sea, land and air transportation to form a coordinated transportation.

When choosing a suitable mode of international cargo transportation, you can refer to the following factors.

- Type of cargo: choose the appropriate mode of transportation taking into account the characteristics and shape of the cargo, as well as the affordability of freight charges for the cargo.

-Time limit for transportation:Ensure that the time limit for transportation coincides with the date of delivery, investigate the time required by various means of transportation, and choose the means of transportation according to the time.

When doing foreign trade in Guangdong, the commonly used modes of transportation management mainly include Chinese maritime transportation (LCL for bulk cargo and FCL for container cargo), air transportation and international logistics express. Cargo information can be carried out by improving the domestic for express delivery, cargo pulling, trucks, trailers, etc. to deliver to the freight forwarding warehouse, customs environmental supervision warehouse or port terminal.