Water transport is a form of transporting goods by means of sea transport such as ships, boats, transports by barges, … on sea routes. Waterway transport was born quite early and is suitable to transport all kinds of goods with large weight, types of transport on long distance but no need to ship quickly.
Transport capacity of shipping tools by water is often very large and freight rates are quite low.
Freight transport by water always ensures the factors that customers need and it is not inferior to other transport methods. And it is considered to be ranked No. 1 in transporting goods on the world market. We can mention the advantages that shipping by water brings, such as:
- Shipping all items required by customers.
- Irrespective of bulky goods with more or less quantity.
- Sea routes are almost natural routes, so it does not take much time for control and fast-moving goods.
- Speed of transport is fast, stable, and trouble-free.
- The biggest advantage of inland waterway transport, we can mention that is low cost. Therefore, customers can send in large quantities without worrying about service costs.
- Shipping in different areas.
