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Learn a new term: Drayage Container Shipping

By 20Cube
December 21, 2020
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What is drayage shipping?

When a freight forwarder has to move consignment over short distances, viz between rail yards, ports, facilities or other shipping hubs of the same metropolitan area is considered as container drayage shipping. Generally, drayage shipping is handled by trucks and is a part of the intermodal transport.

The saga behind the term drayage

The adoption of the name goes back to olden days when carriages were driven using horses. These carts were used without sides and were called dray as they could not handle long distances and moved goods over short distances within the villages and towns. Before the trucks came into existence, these were the only medium to move goods to short distances.

How container drayage fits in intermodal transportation

Container drayage shipping is a small link but plays a critical role in the logistics supply chain. The drayage shipping link is extremely important as it takes care of the short route deliveries, and if they aren’t on time, the other operations may not go as per the planned schedule. The overall cargo movement depends on such drayage shipping to a lot extent.

Drayage shipping includes:

  • Port to rail yard
  • Transporting consignment from port to port
  • Facility to the port, rail yard and to other facility
  • Port to warehouse/dockyard/shipping hub

How does drayage transportation work?

As the drayage transportation is part of an intermodal network, it starts with receiving a container at the port, warehouse, facility or a rail point. Next, the received goods are unloaded, checked, separated and loaded and then taken moved to its next destination. The short distance drayage is managed and handled using trucks and at this point a 3PL provider like 20Cube Logistics can help tremendously. So next, wherever or whenever you wish to transport your consignment for a short distance, use drayage shipping with proper planning and ensure a 3PL provider or a professional freight forwarders in india is providing a helping hand.

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