subject: Ocean Freight Companies Make Shipping A Breeze With Palletizing [print this page] Your product is about to make its overseas debut and you couldn't be more excited. You've already researched ocean freight companies and you've decided on a company to ship your cargo. All of your goods are laid out in your company warehouse, but you need to get them packed away so that you can ship them. There is no better time to start than right now!
First of all, you need to get your things packed away. How are you going to do this? Your product is small, so you'll be packing it away in small boxes. This means the company will most likely palletize your product.
What does palletize mean? When ocean freight companies palletize a product, they take your small boxes and they put them on large wooden pallets. They then attach the product to the pallet by strapping it down or shrink wrapping it. This makes more room on the ship for more products. Plus, with your product either shrink wrapped or strapped down tightly, it will be protected for the ride across the ocean.
Since you're putting your products in boxes, you need to make sure they're packed away safely inside the boxes. You can use newspaper, packing peanuts, Styrofoam, or bubble wrap -- it's up to you.
You also need to ensure that you have the right labels on all of the boxes. These should be supplied to you by the ocean freight company that you've chosen. They generally contain your name and other contact information, and the destination's name and address. Once your product gets across the vast ocean and to its new home, the people who are transporting it to its warehouse will need this label information so that your products get to the right place. These labels are also necessary in case your product gets mixed up with another one.
Picking a good shipping company to assist you in all of this is critical. A quality ocean freight company will offer order tracking so that you can see where your cargo is at all times. A company you can trust will also have good customer service. You should never feel like you can't contact your shipping company, regardless of whether or not a question seems silly to you. If you have questions about packing your product up, or about palletizing, you should be able to call your shipping company at any time.
Ocean Freight Companies Make Shipping A Breeze With Palletizing
By: Leon Belenky
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