Air Transport vs. Sea Transport advantages Sea freight, or ocean freight,
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Sea freight, or ocean freight, is the main shipping method for global export & import business. Low prices, large volumes, FCL or LCL options, all these advantages make delivery by sea a first choice for most international trade.
Air Transport vs. Sea Transport
| Factor | Air Transport | Sea Transport |
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| Distance | Air is most preferred for a direct city to city transport and on the most direct routes between countries. | Sea is preferred for shipments that need to travel great distances spanning the vast oceans. |
| Type of Cargo | Unless special aircraft chartered, there are limited dimension and weight for loading. | Apart from the traditional parcel or box freight, sea is also used to transport heavy equipment, cranes, project cargoes, etc. |
| Time Sensitivity | This mode is chosen mostly due to its quick transit time and their usually reliable scheduled arrival and departure times. Benefits may be lower inventory carrying costs and the opportunity to capture market share. | A transit time of a month from point to point is quite normal for a sea freight shipment. |
| Cost | Air cost higher mainly due to the capacity available on a plane, the higher fuel consumption and operational costs of a plane. | A cargo ship can carry much more at once. |
| Safety of Cargo | Airport regulations are controlled quite strictly and these regulations include the storage, handling and securing of your cargo. | If the cargo inside the container is not packed properly, or LCL, there is a risk of cargo getting damaged. |
| Accessibility | Ashandled quicker, there may not be congestion at the airports as compared to the long queues at the sea ports. Even had, it could be solved in days. | Periods of severe congestion in sea ports could happen, which brings with it its own problems of additional costs like demurrage and detention. |
A shipment may have various requirements regarding the mode of transport to be used, but essentially, it comes down to the nature of the freight, the time frame and how much budget.
You’d better seek a good balance between the service quality offered, cost component, the reliability of the service provider and time frame.
Also, it’s important to always keep an eye on both the air and ocean markets as both are extremely volatile. In many cases, depending on how market rates are moving and other market dynamics, one mode of transport can be chosen over the other.
