What is the difference between sea freight and ocean freight?

What is the difference between sea freight and ocean freight?

Ocean freight, also called sea freight, is the movement of goods internationally by sea. Ocean freight is far and away the most popular option for shipping goods internationally. Roughly 90% of goods1 are transported around the world by sea.

How does sea freight work?

Sea Freight is a method of transporting large amounts of goods using carrier ships. Goods are packed into containers and then loaded onto a vessel. A typical cargo ship can carry around 18,000 containers, which means that sea freight is a cost-efficient way to transport high quantities over large distances.

What does freight mean in shipping?

Freight shipping is the transportation of goods, commodities and cargo in bulk by ship, aircraft, truck or intermodal via train and road. It can be transported domestically or internationally by land, air or sea.

What is sea freight and air freight?

It is a well-known fact that ocean freight offers more capacity while being the less expensive of the two options. Whereas air freight is faster and safer. But air freight comes at a very hefty price. To put that into perspective by example – a package that costs $200 by ocean freight can cost up to $1000 by air.

Which is cheaper shipping by air or sea?

Due to the volume of cargo a ship can carry at once, compared to an aircraft, the freight cost by sea freight is much cheaper than air.

Does DHL do sea freight?

We’re on the ground in over 190 countries allowing you to export and import from more locations worldwide. Providing more ocean loops and services than anyone else. DHL Ocean Freight shipments include a wide range of quality controlled equipment types.