Four ways to move it.
Sea, air, road and rail, alone or combined. Each with its own equipment, transit and papers.
Sea freight
Plannable volume, heavy and bulky cargo, reefer and tank.
Equipment
22G142G145G122R1
Transit
12–45 days
Air freight
Cargo with a date: parts, pharma, high-value goods.
Equipment
PMCAKEBulkActive
Transit
1–7 days
Road and rail
Corridors without a port call: Gulf, Iraq, Turkey.
Equipment
Curtain-sideReefer trailerLowbedTank trailer
Transit
1–14 days
Multimodal
Legs combined against one date and one budget.
Equipment
22G122R122P1PMC
Transit
By routing
Incoterms 2020: who does what.
Seller (S) or buyer (B) for each leg. A violet dot marks a leg the buyer pays for and WorldLink can organise.
Simplified. The wording of the Incoterms rules prevails. FOB, CFR and CIF apply to sea freight only.
| Term | Pick-up | Export clearance | Main carriage | Insurance | Import clearance | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXW | B | B | B | – | B | B |
| FCA | S | S | B | – | B | B |
| FOB | S | S | B | – | B | B |
| CFR | S | S | S | – | B | B |
| CIF | S | S | S | S | B | B |
| CPT | S | S | S | – | B | B |
| CIP | S | S | S | S | B | B |
| DAP | S | S | S | – | B | S |
| DPU | S | S | S | – | B | S |
| DDP | S | S | S | – | S | S |
One booking, two legs
Example built from two lanes we price: sea to Jebel Ali, then road into Iraq. One file, one set of papers.
Sea FCL, then road
CNSHA
IQUQR
Leg 1: CNSHA to AEDXB
Sea, 22G1 or 45G1. Handover at Jebel Ali: customs transit entry for the onward road leg.
Leg 2: AEDXB to IQUQR
Road, trailer or container chassis. Border papers prepared before the container is discharged.
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