Dump Trucks Closed Container Shipping Perspectives and Problems
Thursday, September 23, 2010 8:37:38 PM
Auto shipping is a newcomer in the business world and is still in the process of development. The first thing most people who own a car think of when they need to relocate is to drive their car toits new destination, no matter how far. But now, they need to rethink - the auto shipping companies are making the transportation of private vehicles safer, more widely available and cheaper for the customer while more profitable for them.
If you have just bought a car overseas, won a car lottery or are relocating far, far away, you do not have to give up that prized possession just because you can't drive it to its destination. You will no longer have to suffer the expense and monotony of driving your car to its final home, even if that is, in fact possible. You will not have to subject yourself and your car to possible damage, wear, tear and stress, or vandalism and theft. You will not have to learn a foreign language. What you will do is call a shipping company.
In early August of 2007, the French company CMA COM, S.A. ventured into the container shipping business. CMA COM, S.A. is the third largest shipping company in the world. They stated that at least four light vehicles, no matter what make or model, could be loaded into each of their containers. They declared that cutting edge technology was responsible for their entry into the container shipping industry. This technology enabled door-to-door shipping - from factory conveyor to the destination distribution center - with absolute safety.
Even with the increasing popularity of this method of transportation, the jury is still out on the future of the industry. This is due to the highly complex nature inherent in each shipment, risks involved and the burden of responsibility. This means that only the largest transportation companies that have the resources in technology and the funds available to solve any problems that may occur, will be able to survive in the business especially where large-scale projects are involved.
Considering the high costs of each vehicle and the fact that even slight damage may incur significant expenses, only qualified specialists can be trusted with the security of the cargo. An operator regularly shipping cars should have a regular team of workers: regular workers are costlier, but show more care when handling expensive cargo.
The future of container shipping depends on the development of national and international business. Containers are mostly required for large-distance, large-scale operations, most often in trading between countries. If a country has good safe roads - and not all large countries do - and a sufficiently large network of car factories (foreign or domestic) than the quicker, easier, and less expensive open-carrier method may be standardized. Countries work to improve conditions (road quality and road crime), but these improvements may take several decades before the easier method may be popularly regard as safe enough.
It takes a large enterprise to be able to avail itself of the cheapest possible options. The future of the business relies heavily on the large car manufacturers and if they have the mass production of vehicles necessary to require them to transport across borders into the major cities and industrial complexes of the world.
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