Freightquote® offers container shipping services that enable exporters and importers to find container shipping carriers at the best prices whose container shipping services can transport your freight anywhere in the world.
Container shipping is a form of international freight shipping that uses standard containers that can be sealed and loaded onto planes, railroad cars, ships, planes and trucks.
We offer container shipping for 20' and 40' standard containers as well as high cube 40' and low cube 45' containers. If you do not need a full container or FCL, Freightquote's technology can find the best rate for less than container or LCL freight.
Freightquote.com gives you access to a vast network of container shipping carriers developed through our many years of experience in freight shipping. Container shipping is an important part of our service because container shipping has completely revolutionized the way cargo is transported.
Container shipping: A revolutionary way to transport your freight
About 90 percent of the non-bulk cargo being transported worldwide is moved via container shipping. In 2005 alone, 18 million containers made more than 200 million trips around the world. So universal is the use of container shipping today that the standard container sizes have forced changes in the size and shape of freight pallets so that they will conform to the size of container shipping containers.
Container capacity is generally stated in twenty-foot equivalent units or TEUs. Containers were originally designed to be 8 feet high - in large part to fit within railroad tunnels, but over the years container sizes have deepened.
Consider the benefits of container shipping
The standardization of container shipping containers has solved one of the most common problems involved in international freight shipping. With standard container sizes, container shipping has solved the issue of incompatible rail gauge sizes abroad. Even when gauge sizes vary, as in Africa and South America, the use of container shipping containers makes shipping much easier.
Another benefit of container shipping is improved cargo security. Once placed in a container, your freight is not visible to the outside world and is thus less likely to catch the eye of would-be thieves or vandals. Container shipping containers are usually sealed to prevented theft or tampering, thus ensuring the security of your freight.
Sealing of the container shipping container also reduces the chance that your freight will fall off the truck, which as you know is something that can occur when you're shipping freight nationally or internationally.
Consider cost and capacity when planning your container shipping
options
The nature of container shipping does usually mean an increased fuel cost and decreased capacity given that the container itself is being shipped - not just the freight. Consider this carefully as in some cases, bulk product shipping via container shipping is cost-prohibitive. However, in most cases the great savings on handling charges that you experience with container shipping offsets the higher fuel costs.
Container shipping from Freightquote offers flexibility and security
Container shipping can be a great option for companies that import or export freight internationally or multi-nationally. Let Freightquote.com show you the best prices from the most reputable container shipping carriers.
We're committed to helping you with your international or multinational exports and imports. Use the Freightquote.com How to Ship Guide to help you navigate all of the freight shipping options that Freightquote gives you when you create an account. It's freight shipping, simplified.
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