Monday, 21 December 2009

Air Freight - Everything You Need to Know About Air Freight

In an increasingly globalised world where business transcends national borders and international trade is a necessity, people are always looking for the best way to move products. Air freight is the fastest way to ship goods overseas for both private and corporate customers. Whether you are shipping personal items, gifts or products, air freight is a reliable and time saving method of transportation.

For personal shipping, air services will get your goods to their destination safely and quickly. For businesses, shipping by air will keep your business running smoothly. Many freight companies offer businesses combined air and land or air and sea services to save money while still keeping a reasonable time frame.

The history of air freight has been a story of constant growth. The first attempts at Air freight were made in the 1920s, but commercial shipping companies did not get involved until the 1950s. Today, with the technological advances in airplane technology and the huge increase in air cargo services, air freight is a safe and well organised business in itself. As international trade continues to grow, the demand for air cargo transport is steadily increasing.

In the United Kingdom, air freight is often a preferred method for export businesses since the country exports a large amount of high value goods such as technical instruments and so on. Air transport now covers nearly one third of the UK's freight transportation by value.

Air freight is extremely time efficient, usually shipping goods within one to two weeks, or within days for express services. The cost of air freight can be up to ten times that of shipping by sea, so it is usually used for smaller, high value shipments. It is also essential in transporting time sensitive goods, such as perishable food, flowers, and live products. International freight forwarding companies make a lucrative business from arranging the logistics of air cargo shipping, connecting customers and transport providers for mutually beneficial and efficient business.

Air freight is irrevocably linked to the ups and downs of air transport generally. When prices of fuel increase, the increased costs will be transferred to customers of freight forwarders. As efforts continue to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions caused by excessive air transport, air freight prices may rise. In the coming years we may see drastic changes in the way we transport goods, but for now air freight is a booming industry and an integral part of the UK's international economy.

Bob writes for the Cardiff Shipping company and about Bristol Freight Forwarding in the UK and internationally.

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