With the need to transport goods quickly and safely, air freight services have become more popular than ever.
Wolf Logistics offers customers exquisite service and clear time in each of your shipments. Currently, we have built long-term relationships with most airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, China Airlines, Eva Air, Thai Airways, and Lufthansa… to carry goods. excellence to the whole world. Thanks to the steady flow of high-volume shipments as well as the company’s long-term commitment, we receive priority seating for the whole year including peak periods.
When time is critical to your cargo, Wolf Logistics air services will be the best choice with a wide range of time-defining and comprehensive cost-saving options.
Want to learn how to ship goods by air? This article will help you.
First, let’s learn a little bit about terminology.
What is Air Cargo?
Air cargo is goods transported by plane, also known as by air.
This is the method by which goods are transported by specialized cargo aircraft (English is Cargo Aircraft, or Freighter), or carried in the belly of passenger aircraft (Passenger Plane).
Air freight accounts for a small proportion of the total weight of international freight (less than 0.5%), while it accounts for about 30% in terms of value.
According to aircraft manufacturer Boeing, in 2012, specialized cargo aircraft carried about 60% of air shipments globally, while passenger aircraft handled the remaining 40%.
Advantages of Air Shipping:
- Fast shipping time
- Guarantee the safety of goods
- No limit on shipping distance
- Affordable shipping insurance
- The storage fee is not too high
On average, cargo or passenger aircraft have an average speed of about 800-1000km/h, which is very high compared to other popular modes such as ships (12-25 knots), and trains (in Vietnam). South is only about 60-80km/h), or truck (60-80km/h). I think maybe the only method of transmitting electricity is faster than an airplane!
Second, air transport also has the highest safety. You may hear catastrophic plane crashes, but the reality is that air travel is much safer than road, rail, and sea.
There are also other advantages such as:
- Unobstructed by topographical surfaces such as roads or waterways, it can connect almost all countries in the world
- Fast, on-time service, thanks to the very fast airspeed and the often high-value or perishable cargo characteristics
- Minimizing the loss caused by damage, breakage, or petty theft
- Lower shipping insurance due to less risk than other methods
- Warehousing fees are usually minimal due to the nature of the goods and the quick processing speed
Disadvantages of Air Shipping:
The biggest disadvantage is that shipping by plane has the highest cost, per kilogram.
Of course, the above figures are only my estimates to illustrate the difference in freight rates between modes of transport. Regarding the actual shipping cost, for door-to-door goods, if you have a need for this service, please contact me, or send a request for a quote using the form below. This.
Due to such high costs, air freight is generally not suitable for low-value goods.
When you want to send goods by plane, you will definitely be interested in freight:
Air freight is the amount the shipper must pay to the shipping company to transport a shipment from the port of departure to the port of destination (here is the airport, or airport).
This rate is usually fixed per kilogram of goods, and there are different rates divided into weight ranges. For example, general freight is divided into different rates: from 45 kg or less, +45kgs, +100kgs, +300 kgs, +500kgs, +1000kgs…
During the transportation process, an indispensable document that you need to learn is the air waybill. Once you have delivered the goods to the shipping company, you can look up the air waybill on the carriers’ websites to see the status of your shipment.
