Ontario Container Transport Shipping Freight - All That You Need To Know | Page 5

What Makes Air Shipping better than
Ocean Freight Shipping?
 Cost
 You may be thinking that ocean freight is the cheapest way to ship your cargo,
but that is not always the case. If you really care about your bottom line, you
may actually find airfreight a better option. The reason is that sea carrier set
their rates as per the size of the container – they also consider the weight but
usually pay more attention to the size. It means that your price will be based
on cubic meter in case you want to ship less than a container load. It means
that if you have lighter shipments, you will be much better off going with air
shipping. Ocean freight may seem to be a better choice in case of heavier and
larger shipments.
 Speed
 Ocean freight has some benefits, but speed is not one of them. When you
want your cargo to be delivered in the shortest time possible, you should look
no further than air shipping. The time difference is actually quite a lot – sea
shipments may take up to a months to arrive but air shipments do not take
longer than a couple of days in most cases.
 Reliability
 Before finalizing your decision, you need to consider how reliable each
shipping method is. In most cases, you will find air shipping to be much more
reliable than ocean freight. This is true, even though ocean freight enjoys a