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70% Import & Export shipments are done through ocean/sea - Why ?

Means of sea shipment in import and export buisness

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Question added by Shaik Alavudeen Amanullah , Business Development Executive , Saadi Saad Al Harbi & Partners Company
Date Posted: 2017/05/16
Obaid ur Rehman
by Obaid ur Rehman , HR Executive , Al Bahr Al Arabi Marine Engineering Services

Its less costly as compared to ship through other means. Its more secure and ancient way as well.

Ashraf Bahnasy
by Ashraf Bahnasy , Sales & Commercial manger , Arabian sea for trading & importing company

The sea shipping freight is lowest than trucks or air shipping. 

Air shipping can be in exception cases. 

Shahin Mohammed
by Shahin Mohammed , documentation executive , saf systems

sea is the cheaper transportation

mohan raj
by mohan raj , Procurement Manager , WELDING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD

# Based on Demand, Reduce Inventory carrying costs & Transaction costs, Voluminous cargo etc., 

Sheikh Mokhtar Hussain
by Sheikh Mokhtar Hussain , Officer In Charge, Exports , The Saudi British Bank - Sabb

BECAUSE SEA SHIPMENTS ARE CHEAP AND IT CAN COVER BULK SHIPMENTS AS WELL.  E.G. COAL, OIL, STEEL, WOOD, HARDWARE, GRAINS ETC. ETC. CAN NOT BE SHIPPED VIA AIR IN BULK QUANTITIES.

Zafirul Hasan
by Zafirul Hasan , Export Incharge , Capital Overseas

THERE ARE 70 PERCENTE OF IMPORT EXPORT SHIPMENTS HAS BEEN DONE AROUND THE WORLD BY SEA

jagadeesh swaminathan
by jagadeesh swaminathan , Warehouse Operative , Ford India Ltd

Yes, All the shipment movement based on the freight charges. As we aware the Air mode cost always high than the sea mode. In some urgent cargo, we always move with AIR only.

Mamdouh Hamdy Arafa
by Mamdouh Hamdy Arafa , Logistics & Supply Chain , PharmaLink Drug Store

Due to the Cost,

the shipments through Sea is lowest in cost copmared to other means.

 

esam eldeen elshesheny
by esam eldeen elshesheny , Legal Lecturer , Freelancer

Cause it's safe and minimize risks of shipment , and suitable to many Commercials as it's different ways whatever it was Fob or Cif or other way .

Ali Akbar Mazumder
by Ali Akbar Mazumder , Deputy Manager (Planning) , Meghna Group of Industries

By considering Cost Benefit analysis, majority of Import/Export shipments done through Sea instead of Air or any other means.

Ahmed Hosni Zaki Negm
by Ahmed Hosni Zaki Negm , Head of supply chain , Al Washim poultry company

Because it's more cheap, safe, flexable to big volumes.

As more volumes more cheaper.

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