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However, as the consignments gets smaller, the margin between the prices reduces and even sometimes air
transport may even end up cheaper. However it is not just the price of transportation that you need to worry
about as there are what is called landed costs this is the total price of a product or shipment once it has arrived in
country. The landed cost is the accumulation of the original price of the product, and all transportation fees both
inland and ocean, as well as customs, duties, taxes, and all other additional fees. Having a lower landing cost
makes ocean going transportation a highly economical solution. Therefore, if the company has planned
diligently and does not require expedited services and so do not have an urgent shipment, sea freight service will
be a very viable transport method financially. On the other hand if the consignment is small and a reliable
delivery time is a key criterion then air transport may be best. However there is one thing to consider when using
FCL. Do you want the container to be delivered for loading to your location and then delivered to the destination
by truck or do you want just port-to-port delivery. The former is best for one off transports for example a family
moving abroad shipping their car and household possessions may prefer door-to-door transport but for a
business skilled in planning and logistics they can save considerably using just port to port transportation. The
difference is that using the latter method means that you can control the method of collection and further
transportation to the delivery point and thereby control costs. However, if you are not requiring a full container
load (FCL) then there is a more cost effective alternative - a less than container load (LCL).