{"id":1552,"date":"2013-06-03T09:05:06","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T09:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2023-03-07T10:17:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T10:17:04","slug":"freight-forwarding-how-shipping-containers-have-changed-the-freight-forwarding-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mercatorcargo.co.uk\/freight-forwarding-how-shipping-containers-have-changed-the-freight-forwarding-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight Forwarding \u2013 How Shipping Containers have Changed the Freight Forwarding Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shipping containers have been used since the 1950s when they were invented by an American trucking businessman.&nbsp; Since then, freight forwarders, importers and exporters have used shipping containers for the transit of all kinds of goods.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to freight forwarders using 40 foot or 20 foot containers, ships hulls were loaded manually by dock workers, box by box, piece by piece.&nbsp; This is a time consuming job, and sometimes these big shipping liners spent more time at the docks than they did at sea.<\/p>\n<p>Now, using shipping containers, freight forwarders can get their cargo off the shipping liners within hours, rather than weeks.&nbsp; Their uniformed sizes mean that they can be easily transferred from ship to dockside, to truck, to train, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>These rather simple developments in freight forwarding have dramatically decreased costs involved in importing and exporting goods.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a full container load, or even a less than container load, of cargo to be exported or imported, then get in touch today to discuss our freight forwarding services available &#8211; Tel. 02392 756 575. 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