Sea ferry transportation provides direct cargo communication between different countries allowing cargo owners to save money and time spent on cargo transportation.
Ferry transportation of cars, agricultural and special equipment, as well as railway cars is carried out.
Cabins and professional crew service are available to drivers. Registration and acceptance of vehicles and cargo on ferries. Applications for ferry transportation are accepted by e-mail or online on the website of the forwarding company servicing the ferry line. A ferry ticket is issued on the basis of a package of documents for the vehicle (registration certificate), the carrier’s passport and driver’s license, and accompanying documentation for the cargo.
What are the advantages of ferry cargo transportation compared to road transportation?
It should be noted that the issue of reducing transportation costs is always relevant for carriers, so they often have to look for new routes for cargo delivery. Cargo ferry transportation allows you to optimize the costs of road carriers.
In turn, ferry cargo transportation provides a number of undeniable advantages:
- increases the reliability of cargo delivery;
- allows saving on fuel for trucks, as well as on maintenance and repair of trucks;
- gives the driver the opportunity to have a good rest;
- reduces the number of borders crossed;
- reduces the mileage of the truck.
The main advantage of ferry cargo transportation compared to road transportation is the reduction of financial costs for cargo transportation, which is beneficial for both the carrier and the cargo owner.
The only disadvantage of ferry freight transportation is the increase in the total time of delivery of cargo by sea, but compared to the above advantages, this is insignificant.
