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What is Sea Freight?
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.
There are a number of ways in which sea freight can be transported.
- FCL or Full container load, which you purchase one or more full containers to send on a ship.
- LCL or Less than container load, where your products share a container as you may not have a full container’s worth. Once they reach their destination, the container’s contents are divided once more.
- RORO or Roll on roll off, where your products do not leave the vehicle they are in to go onto the cargo ship. The vehicle simply drives onto the ship, and then drives off the other end.
- Dry bulk shipping, used for some specific items, which are deposited into the hold of the ship instead of travelling in a container.
Sea freight is economically and environmentally superior to other forms of product delivery service, but only if you are looking to transport large quantities or if the destination country is far away. However, even with the option of LCL, courier services and Air Freight may still be better options depending on the product in question.
Prime Auto Routes GmbH in Asia Pacific
- Operating in all major countries and borders
- Extensive services including: linehaul, Pick Up and Delivery (PUD), home delivery, milkrun, cross-border, courier and rail
- Singapore to Shanghai cross-border service
- China to Europe railway service: Innovative service balancing speed and cost; faster than Oceanfreight, cheaper than Airfreight
- Linehaul China: 700 trucks a day, 6.25 million pallets moved yearly
Transportation across Europe
- Multi-sector and multi-mode capabilities
- Working with Pan-European players and niche specialists
- Central control and network monitoring through the Control Tower
- 450,000 tons managed a year
- 40,000 shipments a year
- 200 transport partners
- Groupage/LTL/FTL
- In Turkey, Logistics handles over 7,700 FTL trips a month
Prime Auto Routes GmbH in North America
- Supports U.S. Domestic network through LTL/FTL services
- Over 70,000 scheduled linehaul segments per year
- Seven hubs and 62 stations
- 7.5 million miles a month
- 8,000 loads a month
To learn more about our ground transportation operations in North America and how we can support your business, please visit our Home Page
Combining transport execution and transport management services
Through our global network of control towers and state-of-the-art technology, we are able to monitor and dynamically react to situations such as adverse weather, additional pick ups or drop offs, or heavy traffic, meaning that your goods are always travelling the most efficient route.
Our non-asset based Road network provides you with flexibility, improved service levels, accelerated delivery, reduced direct and indirect costs and much less
Frequently Asked Questions
Still open questions?
The Buyer’s payment will not be released to the Seller until the Buyer has accepted the vehicle, eliminating the concern for non-shipment or delivery. In the event that the Buyer has paid funds into Prime Auto Routes GmbH and the Seller does not ship or deliver the cargo, the Buyer may request Prime Auto Routes GmbH to start the 48 hour cancellation period. At the conclusion of the cancellation period, the payment is returned to the Buyer less all Prime Auto Routes GmbH fees.
Payment for vehicle transport service must be made in advance by Bank Wire Transfer. Bank Wire Transfer offers security as both parties (sender & recipient) must be identified by the bank.
The Buyer is notified by Prime Auto Routes GmbH that the merchandise is in their custody. When merchandise arrive in custody of Prime Auto Routes GmbH, transaction started.
If the Buyer rejects the merchandise, the Seller is required to pay for return shipping fees.
The Inspection Period is the specified amount of time agreed upon by both parties in which the Buyer may examine the merchandise/domain(s) after receipt. The time frame selected for the Buyer can range between 1 to 30 days and must be agreed upon by all parties at the beginning of the transaction. The Inspection Period begins when the Buyer marks the merchandise as received, or Prime Auto Routes GmbH verifies or receives confirmation that the merchandise has been delivered. The Buyer must accept or reject the goods within this period. If the Buyer has rejected and returned the merchandise, the Seller will be provided with a five day inspection period to examine the returned merchandise.
You benefit from our experience in delivering effective solutions to the complex global supply chains of some of the world’s biggest corporations.
You benefit from every innovation, whether it involves a simple extension to our Air and Ocean Freight products, whether it means a development in warehousing.
All of which explains why you’ll find the team of outstanding support at Prime Auto Routes GmbH ready to apply their passion for solutions in support of your business.