Shipping Company

Indian Shipping Companies

A shipping company takes the responsibility of transporting goods from one place to another and there are three basic types of shipments available – sea, land and air. Most shipping companies with a large number of shipping vessels are able to handle very large cargoes.

The shipping companies normally have three different modes to carry out transportation and they are sea vessels, land trucks or aircraft. Land shipping involves transportation of the goods either by train or truck although trucking is more convenient both for the shipping companies and for its clients mainly when the shipment is done within the borders of a country. Land shipment may be cheaper than the air shipments but costlier than the sea shipments. The trucks and vans are required even when the shipment is by sea or air in order to carry the goods from the origin to the sea or air port.

For international trade, the sea shipment by the shipping companies is the most convenient way to transport the bulk of the goods though it takes more time than the air shipments. It also supports the transportation of cargoes of any size, weight and quantity.

Sea shipment is much cheaper than air shipment and it is affordable for clients. Sea shipping is also known as merchant shipping and is very important for the international economy to carry out the bulk of international trade. Air transport is carried out by the shipping companies mainly when the product is to be sent in very short time.

The billing method of shipping can vary from product to product and also from company to company. These are the types of billing generally given by the shipping companies:

Freight on Board
Cost and Freight
Cost, Insurance and Freight

Some shipping companies specialize in furniture shipping, motor shipping, car shipping and some in breakable crockery shipping in a large scale. Depending on the requirement, choosing the correct shipping company may be difficult. Most shipping companies offer a kind of integrated service known as Multi Modal Transportation that generally cover movement of cargo by air, sea and land. The smaller shipping companies are best suited for personal shipping while for national or international trading the business entities rely on the big and famous shipment companies.

Some of the major shipping companies of the world are

DHL
FedEx
Diamond Shipping Company
Airborne Express
United Postal Service (UPS)
Blue Dart