Road + Sea
Factory → Truck → Port → Ship → Destination Port → Receiver
International shipping services / SERVICE SELECTOR
For all cargoes,
There is no one shipping method.
The choice starts with cargo and route; Not from the name of the service.
Time, weight and volume, origin and destination, type of goods, customs restrictions, equipment and delivery conditions determine whether land, sea, air, rail, project or combined shipping is more suitable.
Main methods carry
five networks; A load-based decision.
Each service has its own specialized page. Here you can see their main difference side by side.
ROAD / FTL / LTLGround shipping
For regional routes, full truckloads, commercial LTL, machinery, heavy and oversized cargo.
View ground freight ↘
SEA / FCL / LCLMarine transportation
For commercial container, high volume, special container, OOG and breakbulk.
View sea freight ↘
AIR / TIME-CRITICALAir transportation
For urgent parts, time-sensitive equipment, commercial samples and high-value cargo.
View Air Freight ↘
RAIL / CORRIDORRail transport
For suitable volume, industrial cargo and corridors that respond to the network and terminal.
Observation of rail transportation ↘
PROJECT / OOGProject logistics
For heavy cargo, oversized cargo and cargoes that require technical review before the rate.
Observation of project transportation ↘MODE SELECTOR
One shipment; Four different logics for choosing the route.
The right shipping method is chosen when it measures time, capacity, access and total cost at the same time with the actual characteristics of the goods.
| Decision criteria | SEAMarine transportation | AIRAir transportation | ROADRoad transportation | MULTICombined transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Application | bulk, container, machinery and intercontinental routes | urgent, time-sensitive or high value-to-weight cargo | regional ground routes and direct door-to-door commercial freight | routes where a single method provides full coverage does not |
| relative time | medium to long term; depending on ship schedule and route | shortest time for serviceable routes | short to medium term; Dependent on border and distance | Dependent on coordination and connection between multiple services |
| Capacity and flexibility | High capacity and various options for general and special cargo | More limitation in dimensions, weight and acceptance of goods | High flexibility in loading, destination and schedule Movement | Possibility of combining high capacity with land or rail access |
| Determining factor | Unit cost more suitable for high volume | Delivery time more important than transportation cost | Direct access and reduction of intermediate transfers | Complete route coverage and transfer point management |
DECISION RULE
No method is absolutely better.
The final choice should be made based on the type of goods, origin and destination, acceptable time, volume, operational constraints and total cost; Sometimes the right answer is a combination of several transport methods.
Combined and multimodal transport
A plan for several transport methods.
When one method alone does not provide the best balance of time, cost and access, several networks are connected in a chain. The point of transfer is more important than the number of devices.
Control pointThe time of arrival, the preparation of the next step, the person responsible for the transfer, the documents and the alternative should be clear in advance.
Road + Rail
Loading place → Rail terminal → Train → Destination terminal → Truck
Sea + rail + road
Connection of multiple networks in corridors where the direct route is not the answer.
Air + road
Connection of sender and receiver doors to the origin and destination airports.
Services Support
What happens between two shipping points.
Transit through Iran
Checking border, documents, goods restrictions and daily conditions for connecting Turkey, southern ports, Central Asia and Caucasus.
Viewing routes ↘Warehouse and consolidation
Receiving multiple suppliers, temporary storage, package control, Consolidation and preparation for the next shipment.
Customs coordination
Export documents, transit, goods documents and coordination with brokers based on the scope of each case.
Insurance and special cargo
Separation of the operator's responsibility from cargo insurance and early declaration of DG, battery, chemicals, temperature or oversize cargo.
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