air and sea freight

ArkanUSA offers Air and Sea shipping for various purposes. Both shipping methods have various advantages ranging from cost effectiveness, delivery ease, and quantity of items transported, nature of the goods being transited among others.

Air cargo is the fastest, safest, and more expensive in comparison to shipping. By reference, sea shipping is time-consuming.

 

Air Freight services

Air freight or air cargo requires appropriate documentation including bill of entry, certificate to carry hazardous goods, airway bill, list of packed goods, and related instructions. These are to be submitted to start the journey of goods on an airplane and even when the aircraft lands. Collecting and submitting these documents is a delicate and meticulous process. ArkanUSA has a team of experts that take care of all the documentation on behalf of our clients.

Benefits of Sea freigh

  • The ocean shipping industry offers the most competitive freight costs to shippers, especially over long distances.
  • No matter the size of your shipments, sea freight companies can usually accommodate your needs.
  • A major advantage of sea freight shipping is shipping companies’ ability to handle oversized, heavy or bulky cargo.
  • Ships are designed to carry hazardous materials and dangerous cargo safely. The industry is well-versed in the handling of such goods and has regulations in place to ensure the safety of the vessel, crew, cargo and environment.
  • Ships provide the most carbon-efficient mode of transportation and produce fewer grams of exhaust gas emissions for each ton of cargo transported than any other shipment method.

    • advantages of air freight

  • The fastest shipping method
  • Highly reliable arrival and departure times
  • You can send the shipment to nearly every destination.
  • High level of security and reduced risk of theft and damage
  • Less packaging required
  • Low insurance premium means large savings
  • Less need for warehousing and fewer items in stock
  • You can monitor the status of your cargo from departure to arrival to keep constantly updated.

    • deciding on air or sea

    As with parcels, freight cost is weight-based. If your shipment is small (up to about 50 kg) you’re better off with express freight shipping. Heavier than that, it gets more economic to go with air freight shipping. Then around the 500-kilogram mark (1100 lbs), ocean freight becomes cheaper. The differences can be staggering. For instance, a $195 ocean shipment can cost $1,000 by air. These weight cut-offs are approximate because costs don’t stay static.