Shipping companies, along with road transport, rail and air transport, are one of the ways in which goods are moved worldwide and support international logistics.
In Spain, maritime transport accounts for 75% of our foreign trade and 15% of national freight transport, figures that clearly indicate the importance of this means of transporting goods and the advisability of understanding it, promoting it and continuously adapting it to the competitive demands of other maritime powers.
Their presence in intermodal transport is essential. If a business wants to ship cargo to a distant point on the planet, they will have to select the most advantageous route in terms of cost, time, and security for their goods, with the aim of making them available to their customer under the agreed terms and in optimal condition.
When selecting this route, the business owner must carefully consider all possible connections to the ports of origin and destination along the chosen route. These connections require significant investments in port infrastructure, railways, roads, and airports, with the ultimate goal of facilitating communication across all modes of transport.
It is also important to consider the type of product we are transporting to optimize the route; it is not the same to ship consumer goods as it is to move liquids or flammable materials.
Therefore, the product to be transported will determine the final route to choose, taking into account:
• That the selected shipping company has the type of vessel suitable to our needs.
• That the remaining connections with other means of transport, road, rail, etc., are well connected with the departure and destination points of embarkation on the selected vessel.
• That the port infrastructure and the connection of the selected route are perfectly suited to the handling requirements of our cargo.
Shipping companies, like any business, can be sized according to their area of operation and specialization. We can contract routes with shipping companies that operate worldwide, offering practically all services and routes, or with smaller companies that offer specific routes with greater competitive advantages due to their specialization in the type of route and cargo.
The type of ship a shipping company operates clearly determines the service it offers.
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