International Cargo Shipping - Ocean Freight Services

 Shipping was originally the transportation of goods by sailboats in colonial times. Today, the business is a multi-national industry that includes 'transit architect' companies who handle many tasks related to the loading, transit, and delivery of import/export products around the globe. Ocean freight refers to the transport of goods to international destinations. The cargo ships are loaded onto ocean freighters and then transported from port to port Cargo shipping services in karur.

The ocean freight services are available to both importers and exporters. They offer services that manage all aspects of international shipping.

What does an Ocean freight forwarder accomplish?

Freight forwarders are third-party logistics providers who handle the transport of goods from one end to the other. A freight forwarder is an expert in transportation and is familiar with the current state of the shipping industry as well as the regulations. A forwarder can have a large number of business partners, including agents, carriers, and business contacts. They also have access to real-time information about shipping availability for their area. There are also a wide variety of ocean shipping-line maps that are updated in real time.

Forwarders use these resources in order to offer their clients the best fit (against specific requirements) in terms cost, transit time and transport time. They also provide carriers (transporter service), container bookings, and shippers insurance. The economies of scale (the large quantity of goods forwarders transport) gives them an economic and logistic advantage over individual carriers and businesses that ship separately.

Forwarders can also arrange for clients to receive, store, pack & unload goods as well as in-land transportation arrangements (to allow door-to-door solutions).

All-round services

Here is a list of services offered by ocean freight forwarders for international import aspects, export aspects and transportation.

Services related to transit-transportation:

- Coordinating domestic and international transporters (carriers).

- Pickup and delivery from/to the port by land

- Coordinating customs and providing arrangements for Bonded Warehousing. This applies when the duty on import goods is not paid cargo is kept in joint custody with the customs officials and the importer.

- Container loading and arrangements to manage and load break-bulk (individually loaded), cargo

- Locating space, availability and transportation to SEZ's (special economic/trade areas with relaxed customs regulations. This is especially important for trans-shipment. Cargo at no cost ports can be accepted for processing, handling and reshipment.

Insurance, Risk management and prevention of cargo loss

Services for export/import:

Freight Quotes

- Import/export Licenses

Transportation services

Container management; FCL (full cargo container)/LCL(less than container load).

Documentation Support: Freight Forwarders offer support to their clients in all aspects of shipping documentation, including: Letters of Credit (analysis and negotiation), bill of lading or commercial invoice, certificate or origin, insurance certificate or packing list or any other documents necessary to clear customs at destination or home port.

Warehouse to Warehouse insurance/ All Risk Insurance

- End to end delivery coordination

Clearance from Customs

Customs bonds

Customs brokerage

- Entry processing