Delivery of containers from the USA

Keep up with the leaders

The homeland of container transportation, the place where the sea container, which has conquered the world with its universality and convenience, itself was born, the United States is still today the legislator in the field of container delivery technologies. And, although Asia may have won the palm in terms of processing volume and scale of container terminals, having knocked American ports off the top places, the organization of work on the North American coast is still without competition. Knowledge of the peculiarities of this advanced market of logistics services is necessary for successful completion of an order in this area of container transportation. At “Stoles Logistic” we closely follow all new developments in the American transportation industry, and adopt their best practices for improvement in our work. In addition, the import of goods in containers from the United States, along with China, remains one of the priority flows for Ukraine as a whole, for our customers, and therefore, for us.

To give you a basis on which to judge us, we suggest that you yourself assess the difference in the markets of logistics services.

The USA takes second place in the world after China in the number of its sea ports, and first in the total length of its roads and railways. But nowadays such physical assets are not the most important thing. Above all, it’s the management of information flows, the technology of organization, analysis and decision-making that is the main focus of the efforts of industry leaders. And it’s bearing fruit. For example, the most efficient port in the US, Baltimore, which handles almost one and a half million containers a year, only employs 230 people. It handles vessels of 14,000 TEUs, with up to 9,000 cars in each. And at the port of LA and Long Beach only 164 people handle 17.6 million TEUs per year, in addition to dealing with general cargo. (In comparison, the two port administrations of Odessa employ 2 thousand people and process only 3%, on average, of the volumes of Los Angeles and Long Beach). Such results are achieved, in conditions of severe competition, thanks to the robotization and automation of all possible operations. And to the most effective use of information, which is also of paramount importance to “Stoles Logistic”.

When planning and arranging the delivery of containers from the United States to Ukraine, there are other important features of the American transportation market which must be taken into account; ignorance of these things can lead to unexpected, costly overlays. For example, in addition to the fact that in the USA there are different standard lengths, weights, and axle load (all approximately 20% more than in Ukraine or Europe), there are also no restrictions on the height of railway wagons, with the result that 53-foot containers are mostly used for the transport of goods, and not the usual 20-foot and 40-foot (only powerful diesel traction is used on the railways, which allows the transport of 53-foot containers in 2 rows).

Because “Stoles Logistic” knows all this, the customer has no need to understand the minutiae of harmonizing the various standards and rules in the logistics chain, it’s responsibly and skillfully handled by our specialists. You need only specify the port, whether on the West or East Coast of the United States – New York, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Boston, New Orleans, Portland, Philadelphia, or any other – give us the specifications of your cargo, whether consumer goods, chemicals, construction materials, equipment, loose or dangerous goods, and we will choose the best method of transportation. Prepared containers, refrigerators, flexitanks – all these are available to us and we are well able to handle them. The choice of container line will also have the same aim – the optimization of costs and timing of your order: Maersk, CMA-CGM, MSC – we have well-established partnerships with all the leading operators. Also important for us is the transportation of cars and vehicles from the US, and you can learn more about this in the corresponding section of our site.

We hope to have convinced you of the strength of our position in the business of imports from North America, but all our experience of shipping containers from the United States can not fit on one page. Call, write, come to the “Stoles Logistic” office with all your questions, you are always welcome!