Ocean Freight Rates




                                        Ocean Freight Rates



Ocean freight rates are key in international trade. Their fluctuations are prone to lot of factors. To list few.

Demand and supply: Container inventory at respective location.
Fuel cost
Sanctions and trade conflicts
Exports / Imports from a port based industrial houses are more prone to ocean freight fluctuations compared to the ones which are more inland. Inland ones still have road / rail transport cost to deal with so overall fluctuations in their logistics cost is minimum. This is basis an assumption that product exported from inland location and product from the ports vicinity are not the same type.

Depending on the volume of cargo an exporter or importer can negotiate the ocean freight charges with the carrier. If his volumes are not good enough then he can also approach a freight forwarder who may have a better collective bargain power.

In deciding on Ocean freight rates exporter/importer should also look at the other variables which can greatly impact the end cost. Reliability of schedules , transit times , free time on container at load and discharge ports, origin and destination charges , surcharges , container conditions etc.

Ocean freight rates need to be well understood and agreed upon with full transparency before booking is made.

Tronslog is there to address this issue and hence ensures the exporters / importers pay what is being agreed unless there are some variables which come in at a latter date during the course of execution. But yes we will keep you posted in advance on the same.

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