In cross-border e-commerce B2B business, transportation refers to the main mode of transportation used to deliver products from factories to customers in cross-border goods transactions. The modes of transportation involved in cross-border e-commerce B2B business are mainly ocean transportation (Ocean Transport), supplemented by rail transportation (Rail Transport) and air transportation (Air Transport), as well as road, inland waterway transportation, container transportation and international multimodal transportation.
In international cargo transportation, ocean transportation is the most important mode of transportation, and the vast majority of my country’s imported goods are transported by ocean transportation. At present, ocean transportation accounts for more than 80% of the total international cargo transportation. The reason why ocean transportation is so widely used is that compared with other modes of transportation, it has the advantages of large carrying capacity and low freight. However, ocean transportation also has its shortcomings. For example, ocean transportation is easily affected by climate and natural conditions, the sailing period is not clear, and the risk is relatively high. In addition, the speed of ocean transportation is relatively slow. According to the operation mode of ships, ocean transportation can be divided into liner transportation and charter transportation.
Rail transportation is the second most important mode of transportation after ocean transportation. Most of the import and export goods transported by sea are also concentrated and dispersed by rail transport.
Air transport is a modern mode of transportation. Compared with sea transport and rail transport, it has the advantages of fast transportation speed, high quality, and no restrictions on ground conditions. Therefore, it is most suitable for transporting urgently needed materials, fresh products, precision instruments and valuables. Its disadvantage is that it is expensive.