Suraksha Packing & Logistic Home Shifting and Mover provides International Relocations in both ways by air and by sea. There are many things to consider when trying to decide on the best way to get your goods from A to B. When it comes to international relocation, the most basic decision is what kind of transport to use: air freight or sea freight.
Whether you’re a business shipping internationally or an individual relocating overseas, deciding whether to go with sea freight or air freight is an important choice.
THE BENEFITS OF AIR FREIGHT
THE FASTEST SHIPPING METHOD
If time is a of the essence, air freight is definitely the best option for you. Lead times of air freight is typically between 2 days and a week. When compared to sea freights turn around of around 2 months (depending on destination), there really is no comparison.
HIGHLY RELIABLE
Airlines tend to follow a very strict schedule. As such, arrival and departure times are very reliable. With flights departing every hour or so, even missing a flight won’t cause too much of a delay.
HIGH LEVEL OF SECURITY
Shipping by air offers the advantage of a high level of security, as the airport safety controls over cargo are tightly managed. This also reduces the cargos exposure to the and damage.
LESS PACKAGING REQUIRED
Air shipments, typically, require less heavy packing than ocean shipments as the cargo won’t be exposed to the elements for extended periods at sea. This means that you save both time and money to provide service for additional packing.
LOWER INSURANCE PREMIUMS
Transportation time for air cargo is comparatively short, as such, insurance premiums tend to be lower. So while air freight can be expensive, this brings about savings in terms of lower insurance costs.

THE BENEFITS OF SEA FREIGHT

ECO-FRIENDLY
Sea shipping uses a low level of fossil fuels, which has a positive impact on the environment. This lower consumption of fossil fuels lowers emissions and leads to a reduction of carbon dioxide which benefits the atmosphere.
NO TRAFFIC JAMS
With the busy lifestyles lead by most people nowadays, everyone is searching for an efficient way of transporting their goods. Unlike other kinds of delivery, sea freightage encounters no traffic jams. Which, while not as fast as air freight means that sea freight is quite efficient.
COST–FRIENDLY
While the air freight is the most expensive in this game, ocean fright takes the exactly opposite side on the ma er of money required. This is one of the cheapest ways to transport goods from one place to another as the cost of a ship reaching it’s destination is shared by a lot of other cargo that is on that ship. This is why so many companies opt for it.
IDEAL FOR HEAVY GOODS
Ships can carry any kind of equipment, heavy machinery, cars or whatever other large product you can name. They can also store a lot of them at once, which means that rates are very competitive and they can service large demands with ease. This would be a great option if you have a large amount of goods that need to be shipped together.