Compared to other forms of shipping, sea freight has the advantage of having lower costs. This is due to:
- Unlike on road, traffic at sea is not bound to many tolls, which helps goods owners to minimize operation costs.
- The cost of operating a transport vessel is not cheap. But if the vessel is hired by many goods owners at once, that cost would be lowered, thus making sea freight costs less than other forms of transportation.
- Large shipments will be transported in the same trip, so goods owners will not have to pay service fees many times.
Sea freight has lower costs than other forms of shipping
Sea freight can meet the needs of transporting special cargo
- With large and long ships capable of holding several hundred large containers at one time, transporting large and bulky items is always possible.
- Sea freight is the best option when it comes to transporting containers due to the fact that other forms of transportation don’t have big enough storage spaces to hold these large and bulky shipments.
Sea freight helps make the most of available resources
- Through many years of development, international freight services now know how to harness and take advantage of the inherent potentials of locations with seas and seaports. Shipping routes on the sea don’t take much effort to build, maintain or repair, so the effective usage of sea transportation will not only bring benefits but also improve the efficiency of trade and transportation.
- In addition, sea freight also helps to optimize costs for businesses, which makes it the top-of-mind choice for both large and small domestic businesses.
Sea freight helps open up international trade routes
- Sea freight has allowed the trade and goods exchange between countries around the world to happen in an easier, more convenient, and more efficient way than ever before. Goods owners and businesses can now operate both domestically and internationally. Local companies also have the opportunity to source and import goods from all over the world quicker and easier.
- This has also greatly contributed to the circulation of goods between countries and regions. This is another great advantage that potential shippers should carefully consider.
Sea freight certainly will not be able to avoid 100% of the risks in the process of transporting goods, but with our many years of experience in the industry, Vina Logis knows how to quickly handle all situations so that your assets and shipments are always safe and arrive on time according to the previously committed schedule.
Ship leasing
Provide fixed-term rental services to have a stable source of revenue, combine with voyage charters to avoid ships laying up.
Shipping agent
Handle procedures related to ships operating in port on behalf of ship owners or operators.
Other services
Providing services such as crew change, oil supply, water supply, spare part delivery, offlanding service.
Bulk cargo transportation
Help businesses reduce transportation costs for oversized and overweight goods.