A Glimpse At The benefits Of Container Drayage In Vancouver

Drayage is a term synonymous to logistics and shipping industry to describe the hauling of goods through ground freight.  The container Drayage in Vancouver is the transportation of freight in cargo containers using multiple modes of container drayage including rail, truck, barge and ship. In this mode of transportation, the freight is not handled rather the entire cargo container and its contents are being transferred from truck to rail or from rail to barge etc.

Some of the Advantages are given below :

Zero Damage: There is no scope of damage to the contents during the transit if the cargo is packed and sealed properly in a container.

Labor Savings: The cargo is handled only at the point of origin when it is packed into the container and when it is unpacked at its final destination. 

Handling during Shipping is eliminated: Once the container is sealed & packed, there is no chance of reopening until it reaches its desired destination.  

Transportation Flexibility: What is worth mentioning is that the Containers can be transferred from ships to land transport or even to barges for river transport. Barges are used to transport cargo on Rivers. 

Special Containers: There is large number of containers designed to transport several types of cargo including liquids, frozen items, compressed gases, fast freight and even mini containers for smaller loads of cargo.  There are also some special containers for transporting livestock, tilting containers which make unloading faster & easier.

No theft and chance of Pilferage: The chance of theft or pilferage gets reduced when the cargo is shipped in closed containers.

Efficient & Time consuming: The usage of containers means barges and ship get loaded and unloaded faster which means lesser time in port and improved efficiency.  Cranes tend to move containers quickly from ship to trucks or trains for delivering straightly to inland destinations.