Selecting the method of delivery

However, with a preliminary elaboration of this type of transportation, all the difficult moments are successfully being overcomed.

In any case, a choice of a delivery method (or a combination of methods) is a key factor, which influences a final cost. Cargo’s nature, its volume and weight as well as the issue of its delivery terms influence the choice of delivery methods. Thus, in case of necessity for immediate delivery it is more or less reasonable to use the air carriage, which is the most expensive but at the same time is the fastest way of delivery.

Carriage by sea is the cheapest way of transportation. Correspondingly, the more is the percentage of the sea constituent in the overall route, the cheaper is the whole carriage and the lower is the product cost. However, the carriage by sea is at the same time the slowest.

The delivery by road is an intermediate, a mid-tier between fast and expensive air carriage and cheap and slow sea carriage. These are all possible variations of road, sea, railway, air and river (barge) deliveries between the seller and the buyer. The most frequently used ways of multimodal transportation:

• A warehouse/ yard – road transport – port – sea vessel – port – road transport – a warehouse/yard
• A warehouse/ yard – road transport – port – sea vessel – port – railway transport – a warehouse/yard
• A warehouse/ yard – railway transport – port – sea vessel – port – railway transport – a warehouse/yard

In order to choose a way of transportation suitable for you, it is necessary to calculate the cost and terms concerning all the routes and make a choice only after that.