SEA CARGO / OCEAN FREIGHT
SMC LLC is among the leading companies providing international and local shipping transportation logistics solutions. We offer our customers flexible service options for ocean freight transportation. From purchase order to warehouse delivery, we handle all of the details such as negotiating rates, booking shipments, preparing documentation, keeping updated with cargo movements and checking for its safe arrival. We also support our client with total logistic solutions maintaining the global standards in the field of Shipping and Logistics as we offer full range of shipping agency services to our principles from all the major ports.
Ocean Freight Logistics: LCL, FCL and Consolidate
Ocean and sea freight break down to three further options: a full container load (FCL), a less than container load (LCL) and less than full and more than less (Consolidate). With LCL, several shipments are packed into one container. This means more work for the forwarder, there’s extra paperwork involved, as well as the physical work of consolidating various shipments into a container before the main transit and de-consolidating the shipments at the other end.
Advantages of ocean freight
Cost Effective – Transporting containers of goods by ship is the one of the most cost effective forms of transport, which is important supply chain management and operations within a business and can help keep the price of goods competitive for the end customers
Heavy goods – For items that are big or heavy, shipping might be the only way to get goods overseas, as airlines can restrict form of transport and shipping ports generally have large storage capabilities.
Environmentally Friendly – Ocean freight is the most environmentally friendly form of transport for cargo, which can help boost the companies brand and reputation.
Ocean Freight Forwarding (Export / Import Consolidation)
- Door to Door cargo Service
- Door to Seaport cargo Service
- Seaport to Door cargo services
- Seaport to Seaport cargo services
- Ocean freight and project cargo services
- Our multi-modal transportation services
- keeping shipments on time
- Global Shipment services
- Full Container Load (FCL)
- Roll on, Roll off (Ro Ro)
- Less-than-Container Load (LCL)
Our Strengths
- Fly high at low costs
- Global Partnerships with global agents
- No restriction on weight of cargo and airline option
- Acceptance and handling of cargo with care
- Save Money and Time with Multi-modal Connections
- Sea Freight Services for every kind of shipment
- Provides dependable performance and a lower supply chain cost
Area of services
We do both personal effects cargo as well as commercial cargo for the following areas Door-to-Door-Sea cargo and Sea Freight service -to-UK, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Netherland, Holland, Spain, Slovakia, Ireland (Rep), Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, India, Pakistan, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Nigeria, Africa, Europe.
What not to ship by Sea Freight?
The following goods cannot be transported by ship
- Air bags
- Ammunition
- Explosives
- Gasoline
How Do You Pack Things For Shipping
Regardless of whether moving the substance of your home or sending a blessing, the critical strides for pressing a container accurately are something very similar. The objective is to secure what is inside and help it arrive at its objective. On the off chance that you stress each time you transport a bundle about the condition it's in when conveyed, possibly the time has come to get familiar with the safe method to take care of things. We have a few hints to help you load with certainty and evade pointless incidents.
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