International Logistics Companies
Honza Logistics is a freight forwarding company mainly engaged in international logistics services, engaged in sea freight, air freight, customs declaration, trade agency, warehousing, and other related services. It plays a crucial role in international trade and is a necessary link in the flow of goods. They sign agency agreements with airlines and shipping companies to control their booking and stowage rights.
The main service targets of international logistics companies are trading companies, production factories, and individuals. The main functions of international logistics companies are factory pickup, booking, customs clearance, warehousing, domestic logistics, packaging, etc.
Characteristics of International Logistics
1) International logistics is more complex: there are differences in the logistics environment, and different countries with different levels of economic and technological development will result in international logistics being supported by different technological conditions, forcing inconsistencies in the overall level of the international logistics system. The transportation of international logistics in different legal, cultural, customary, linguistic, technological, and facility environments can make transportation arrangements by transportation companies limited.
2) High risk: ① Damaged or lost goods; ② Domestic and foreign customs inspection; ③ Customs clearance issues. Therefore, apart from uncontrollable factors such as weather, international logistics companies play a crucial role in the transportation of international logistics, solving many difficult problems for customers and ensuring the safe transportation of goods to their hands.
3) Diversity of transportation methods: Moreover, depending on the terrain and transportation infrastructure of different countries, common transportation methods include sea freight, air freight, express delivery, railway, and multimodal transportation.
4) High requirements for information systems: In addition, international logistics companies must maintain a comprehensive information system to track the logistics trajectory of goods at all times and facilitate communication with agents in various countries regarding the status of the shipments.
Full container services for international logistics companies
FCL is the acronym for “Full Container Load”, commonly known as “full container” or “full container cargo”. FCL container cargo, as opposed to LCL container cargo, refers to a large shipment of goods that can fill one or more containers. In maritime container transportation, the most common container specifications are 20GP (commonly known as a 20-foot container), 40GP (commonly known as a 40-foot container), and 40HQ (commonly known as a 40-foot high container). A 20GP can hold approximately 28 cubic meters (CBM) of goods, a 40GP can hold approximately 56 cubic meters of goods, and a 40HQ can hold approximately 68 cubic meters of goods.
LCL companies (freight forwarders) handle the packing and unpacking of LCL container goods.
FCL container goods are different. Generally, the shipper is responsible for packing and sealing the FCL container goods, while the consignee is responsible for unpacking and unloading. Shippers can opt to deliver the goods directly to the container yard and have a freight forwarder or professional packing company handle the packing, a process commonly known as “internal loading.” The operation method for FCL container cargo is: a shipment of goods from one shipper, due to the large volume, is more cost-effective to ship as a full container. The shipper directly orders and consigns the cargo to the shipping company, or the shipper entrusts a freight forwarder to book and consign the cargo to the shipping company. Among them, it is extremely rare for the cargo owner to directly book space with the shipping company, and most of them book space with the shipping company through the freight forwarder.
Honza International Logistics Co., Ltd. has 10 years of transportation experience and is an international freight company with core competitiveness such as Australia’s Double Clear Special Line and Southeast Asia’s Double Clear Special Line. In addition, our specific services include warehouse cargo collection, global import and export transportation, sea freight double clearance door-to-door, air freight double clearance door-to-door, FBA Amazon logistics, trade goods transportation, container purchase, and handling various transportation certificates. For further details, please feel free to consult us, and we will provide you with personalized, one-on-one service.
