Trade and Export

What are the advantages of sea shipping?
to be economical. The ocean shipping industry offers the most competitive shipping costs, especially over long distances.
High efficiency compared to other transportation lines
The ability to carry heavy, bulky loads in large dimensions
Guarantee and high safety
environment lover

Types of sea transportation methods

The world shipping industry is the largest international industry in the world and more than 2.5 million people work in this industry. The subject of sea transportation has gained a high place in developing countries due to its impact on the cost of goods, and paying attention to it has found a vital role in the current field of free trade and a completely competitive environment among the owners of industries and raw materials.

Sea transportation of goods by cross-stuffing method
Sea transportation of goods from ports where it is not possible to send goods directly to Iran is done by cross-staffing method. In this method, the container containing the cargo is transferred from one ship to another. Regarding the cargo sent to the ports of our country, this operation usually takes place in Jebel Ali port.

Sea transportation of goods by method (Transshipment)
The sea transportation of goods is through a change of ship, for ports where it is not possible to ship goods directly from there. The transfer flow is often associated with the unloading and reloading of goods.

Sea transportation of goods by method (Chartering)
Sea transportation of goods that are bulky and loads that enter the ship without any packaging, such as flour, wheat, sugar, cotton, etc. You are chartering a ship.

Sea transportation of goods by groupage and project method
Sea transportation of various goods, including dry, liquid, etc., in different weights and volumes, as a project from Iran to other parts of the world and vice versa, is one of the special services in sea transportation of goods.

Sea transportation of bulk goods (Bulck)
Bulk goods are goods that enter the ship without any packaging. Such as flour, sugar, cotton, grains, iron ore, cement, sugar, mineral salts, phosphate, coal, etc. It is possible to ship such goods by sea through the bulk method.

Sea transportation of goods with refrigerated containers
Regarding sea transportation of perishable goods such as fish, shrimp, etc., this method of transportation is used.

Incoterms

Abbreviation of International Commercial Terms means international commercial terms. In fact, Incoterms is used as a reference and guide for merchants, importers, exporters, shipping companies and insurance companies in order to explain and interpret commercial terms.

This reference and guide clarifies the limits of responsibilities, costs and commercial risks between the seller and the buyer and prevents disputes caused by multiple interpretations of these terms in commercial contracts.

International shipping rates and fares
Advance Freight: In fact, it is the freight that is paid before shipment. This method is widely used in regular lines.
Lump Sum Freight: It is the price that is paid for renting all or part of the ship regardless of the amount of cargo carried.
Dead Freight: In fact, dead freight is a type of claim for damages, and if the owner of the goods undertakes to deliver a certain amount of cargo on a certain date and fails to deliver it, the ship owner is entitled to receive the freight of a part of the cargo that It has not been delivered on time and the amount of damage is equal to the loss of the ship owner, not more.
(Back Freight): When the goods are not received by the receiver at the destination and the transport company must return them, the return freight is called the return freight.
Pro-Rata Freight: When the goods do not arrive at the destination port for various reasons and the owner of the goods receives them at an intermediate point, the amount of freight paid is calculated in proportion to the transported area.
According to the value (Ad Valorem Freight): It is a shipping fee that is determined based on the value of the goods.
Market Price: In this method, ship owners use the market pricing method.

Incoterms deals with issues related to export, import, transportation and clearance of goods, determination of payment responsibility and transportation risk in various stages of goods transfer from seller to buyer.

Reissuance of sea waybill
Sea transportation of goods is indirect, and in this case, a bill of lading is issued to customers with requested conditions.

What does the sea waybill include?
Name and address of the sender of the goods, SHIPPER
Details of the recipient of the goods, CONSIGNEE
PORT OF LOADING
Discharge destination, PORT OF DISCHARGE
The name of the cargo ship, OCEAN VESSEL
Description of goods, DESCRIPTION OF GOODS
The number of packages, and the weight and volume of the goods being transported, NUMBER OF PACKAGES OR UNITS
That the goods have been loaded in the ship’s hold is indicated by ON BOARD
Mention that the freight is paid at the origin or that it is paid at the destination
Date of bill of lading

What items and goods are suitable for sea transportation?
All medical, pharmaceutical, laboratory items, etc.
Industrial equipment and road construction
Products made of various materials such as plastic, metal, etc.
Toys, sports equipment and related equipment
Raw materials needed by industries
Many types of food
Smart and technological equipment

What is the cif price?
The final price at the buyer’s port is called the cif price.

CIF price = value of goods + customs fee + shipping to port