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Shipping container: choosing the best size, and best company
Often, a shipper must decide: what size shipping container to use for shipping his goods? This problem also occurs with household goods, especially when large amounts of furniture and appliances are involved. For this reason, charges for sending goods packed in a certain fixed shipping container are a big factor. For example, the freight tariff on a 40' container from the port of Alexandria, Egypt, to Antwerp, Belgium, is US$600; while the freight on the same container to the port of New York is US$ 1,700.
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Shipping container freight tariffs
Shipping container freight tariffs are increasing annually due to higher fuel costs. Other charges, especially the line haul charges for inland transport of a shipping container can add to the total shipping costs as well. With fuel costs rising, profits of commercial importers and exporters, as well as international movers, have been declining.
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Shipping container: Factors inherent in choosing a conteiner size
The type of goods being shipped, and their frequency, often determines the size of shipping container to choose. Distance is also an important factor as the longer the shipping distance, the higher the freight rate. Post a message and receive free quotes for your container shipping.
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Ocean shipping container most commonly come in 20 and 40 foot sizes, with a somewhat higher version of the 40 foot available, known as the Hi-Cube. A standard 20 shipping container can hold up to a maximum of 32 cubic meters with a maximum payload of 47,700 lbs (21,000 kg). A 40-foot standard shipping container holds a volume of 65.5 cubic meters with a maximum payload of 58,500 lbs (27,300 kg). More and more shippers of household goods are using the larger Hi-Cube container with a volume of 76.5 cubic meters. Even though the legal container payload weight is actually less for this container, than for the standard 40 foot model, the extra ten cubic meters of volume can mean a lot for a large household goods shipment (personal effects shipments generally weigh less than commercial goods, which are generally more densely loaded).
Importers and exporters with frequent shipments of goods, are using the internet to find the most competitive shipping companies, many of these using new ocean shipping containers, and charging lower freight rates due to lower labor costs and fuel subsidies by governments, particularly in countries like the Peoples Republic of China, and Korea. Internet URL sites enable people to gain access to information faster and without the need to make contact with several freight forwarders or shipping companies. This method enables a shipper to compare freight prices for the shipping container of several shipping lines, and comparison of all services offered. This appears to be a most friendly way to find the right shipping company, and required shipping container, to meet todays shipping needs. Try this method yourself. Its a win win situation.
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