Acewell: How to transport the stainless steel safely and timely?
Depending on the weight, size, and customer requirements, the commonly packaging methods are listed as below.
1. pipes---Packed in wooven bag, plastic covers at both ends of the pipes and wooden box. Sometimes, for big diameter and thin wall pipes, inside support is required.
2. sheets---Pallet with with anticorrosive protection (Vci paper + metallic cover) for shipping maritime. Maximum weight of each pallet: 2,500 Kg.
3. coils---One is simple packaging. After the steel coil is coiled, 1 to 3 steel strips are bound on the outer circle for fixing. This process is suitable for hot-rolled coils or steel coils for short-distance and better transportation condition; the second is fine packaging. According to the requirements of the packaging process, different packaging materials are wrapped on the outer surface of the steel coil and bundled to shape. This process is suitable for cold-rolled coils.
Anyway, during packaging, factors affecting the quality of pipes such as moisture-proof, shock-proof, impact-proof, and dust-proof must be considered. After Packaging, products should be stored in a dry and clean environment without corrosive gas to avoid messy stacking or mixing with other objects.
Attention should be paid to the loading of container goods:
When loading, products should be handled carefully. Do not drop, roll or drag, so as to avoid damage to the pipes plates or affect the normal use of the product. The number of stacked layers should not exceed 3 layers. After loadinging, the products should be inspected and strengthened to prevent collisions during sea transportation or seawater penetration to cause rust.
Logistics transportation choose:
The most popular International logistics transportation includes international express, ocean transportation, railway transportation, air transportation.
1. International Express
International express is a relatively convenient mode of transportation. There are DHL, UPS, FEDEX and so on. The features are: (1)it can be "door to door". (2)Simple procedures (3) Low cost.So it has become one of the popular transportation methods in international trade.
2. Ocean transportation
In international cargo transport, ocean transport is the most important mode of transport in international trade, and most of my country's imported goods are transported by ocean transport. The reason why ocean transportation is so widely used is that it has the following main advantages compared with other international cargo transportation methods:
(1) Large passing capacity.
(2) Large carrying capacity.
(3) Low freight cost.
Disadvantages: easily affected by climate and natural conditions, the sailing period is not clear enough, and the speed of ocean transportation is relatively slow.
3. Railway transportation
In international cargo transportation, railway transportation is second only to ocean transportation.
Railway transportation has the following advantages:
(1) Strong accuracy and continuity. Barely affected by climate.
(2) Relatively fast transportation.
(3) Large transportation volume.
(4) Low cost.
(5) Safe and reliable with little risk.
(6) Simple procedures
But it's initial investment is large.
4. Air transport
Compared with ocean transportation and railway transportation, air transportation has the advantages of fast transportation speed, high-quality freight, and it is not restricted by ground conditions. Therefore, it is most suitable for transporting urgently needed cargos.
Advantages: short transportation time, suitable for goods with small volume and tight time requirements.
Disadvantages: The price is too expensive, which greatly increases the cost.
According to price, speed, volume advantages, you could choose appropriate transportation solution to meet your requirement.
