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Project logistics made easy
When you start out on a career in shipping as a vocational trainee, you quickly learn that there are two main types: regularly scheduled liner shipping and tramp shipping, where vessels do not have a fixed itinerary.
Typically, cargo that, because of its size or weight, can- not be transported by container is loaded on a conven- tional general cargo vessel. In tramp shipping, these frequently sail especially to destination ports that lie ‘off the beaten trade routes’.
In logistics,however, things are always developing and even though the two main segments described above still hold good, this clear division no longer exists. Whereas the tramp shipping companies are specializ- ing more and more, the liner shipping companies’ con- tainer segments are making inroads into project logis- tics and hinterland services: For good reason, since they have a lot to offer.
Particularly for cargo that simply cannot fit into a stand- ard container, transport costs can quickly reach a medi- um or upper single-digit percentage of total costs, bringing them to the attention of industrial production engineers. For many years, there has been a noticea- ble trend that even at the design stage of large plant segments, the potential for sectionalizing into trans- portable units has been playing an ever-increasing role.
Today the trend is towards ever larger and heavier units, which in turn are accompanied by a large num- ber of accessories and steel constructions, but all be- ing standardized to fit container measurements.
Since the costs for smaller packages on conventional ships are very high compared to a container and the transit time is uncertain due to variable lay days, today many customers go for the liner shipping companies’ breakbulk services.
At Mediterranean Shipping Company – MSC, a Swiss concern headquartered in Geneva, this trend was rec- ognized: For a number of years MSC has concentrat- ed on this segment. Last year, hundreds of shipments were sent out globally, dozens of them shipped throughout the world via the Port of Hamburg. Apart from the great reliability of liner service vessels, the advantage for the customer is shipping the entire job on one bill of lading.
In addition, the risks of delayed deliveries can be much better cushioned. Should it come to delays in delivery, on liner services you can rebook on a later
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