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Maritime transport methods

One of the common methods in international transportation is sea transportation and it is the movement of cargo and goods by ship or vessels by sea, ocean, river and canal. The reasons for using this method as the first and most widespread method of minimum cost is the lack of need to build roads and railways and roads, so that it has long been welcomed by traders. Of course, the shipping time in this type of goods is high and is not a suitable method for very valuable, small and light goods.

Maritime transport is used for large volumes of goods on routes that are not communication routes other than the sea. These shipments are handled by 20 and 40 foot containers. Of course, bulk cargo such as wheat, rice, stone, iron, minerals, fertilizers and sulfur are transported by special bulk vessels. Some shipments, including large machines and machines, are carried by open or open containers (opentop, flatrack). If there are goods that are very large in size and dimensions, BREAK BULK ships and ships that have space on their deck to place cargo should be used.

The use of maritime transport for countries where this is possible, requires the establishment of infrastructure such as ports, wharves and ponds, loading and unloading equipment, as well as the presence of institutions such as customs and representatives of other institutions related to import and Exports are in ports.
A variety of shipping methods

Cross-staffing method: When a product can not be sent directly to the destination, it is transported in this way and the container that has the cargo is transferred to another container.

Transship method: In this method, the goods are transported by sea by changing the ship and it is suitable for ports that are not able to transport directly by sea. In this method, the container is unloaded and another ship is loaded.

Chartering method: This method of transportation is suitable for transporting cargo that is bulky and is transported without packing and by ship. Products rented by ship are transported by chartering method.

Method of transporting bulk goods: Goods that enter the ship without packaging and in bulk are transported by this method.