Ocean container shipping rates are determined by the volume of cubic meter or cubic foot and not by the weight of your cargo. If you get a forty foot ocean shipping container and you do not use all of the space inside of the container you may share the container with someone else that is shipping overseas at the time that you are, then you would only have to pay for the amount of space that you used in the container rather than having to pay for a full load container.
Ocean container shipping rates are also determined on the destination of where you are having your cargo shipped to - it may be cheaper to ship from state to state than to ship to another country. Every company that ships across seas will have different shipping rates. You will need to call around to several companies to get
ocean container shipping rates to determine which company gives you the best rate that will fit your budget.
Just remember that just because one company gives you a cheaper rate than another company does not mean that they are not qualified to ship your items safely and secure to the destination. At that time they may be running some type of discount on shipping rates that could help you be cost efficient. |