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  2. Freight rate - Wikipedia

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    Freight rate. A freight rate (historically and in ship chartering simply freight[ 1]) is a price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another. The price depends on the form of the cargo, the mode of transport ( truck, ship, train, aircraft ), the weight of the cargo, and the distance to the delivery destination.

  3. List of freight ship companies - Wikipedia

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    Sea freight transport by container ship. This list of freight ship companies is arranged by country. Companies listed own and/or operate bulk carriers, car carriers, container ships, Roll-on/roll-off (for freight), and tankers.

  4. Containerization - Wikipedia

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    Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers (also called shipping containers, or ISO containers ). [1] Containerization, also referred as container stuffing or container loading, is the process of unitization of cargoes in exports.

  5. Surface mail - Wikipedia

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    Surface mail. Surface mail is transported via truck, rail, and ship, rather than by plane, as in this FedEx Ground truck. Surface mail, also known as sea mail, is mail that is transported by land and sea (along the surface of the Earth), rather than by air, as in airmail. Surface mail is significantly less expensive but slower than airmail, and ...

  6. List of largest container shipping companies - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the 30 largest container shipping companies as of February 2024, according to Alphaliner, ranked in order of the twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity of their fleet. [1] In January 2022, MSC overtook Maersk for the container line with the largest shipping capacity for the first time since 1996. [ 2 ]

  7. Maritime transport - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Maritime transport (or ocean transport) or more generally waterborne transport, is the transport of people ( passengers) or goods ( cargo) via waterways. Freight transport by sea has been widely used throughout recorded history. The advent of aviation has diminished the importance of sea travel for passengers, though it is still popular ...

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