PIA’s freight forwarding department handles all the logistics which includes a wide range of services like documentation, risk management, organization of shipping goods through the most reliable and cost-effective medium of transport.
PIA freight forwarding is a one-stop solution that provides a wide range of services required for hassle-free shipping so that you don’t have to run from door to door. It takes the burden off you and saves you a lot of time while providing you safe, reliable, authorized shipping at competitive prices.
Usually, moving goods from one point to another involves multiple agencies, documentation, tracking, storage, charges, insurance, and billing. There is a lot of risk, restrictions, rules, and paperwork that needs to be given a proper thought.
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For imports:
- Import haulage: It involves the transfer of the goods cargo from the import warehouse to its destination.
Sea freight: PIA sea freight services allow goods to shipped across international waters. There are various types of sea freight services:
Full Container Load (FCL) refers to one 20ft, 40ft, or 45ft container filled with cargo as well as flat racks and open-top containers.
Less than Container Load (LCL) refers to a shipment that doesn’t fill a standard container. The container is loaded with cargo from multiple consignees who share the container space to make it more economical.
Dry bulk shipping includes the transportation of dry bulk cargoes that are unpacked and homogeneous so that they can be dropped or poured into the hold of a bulk carrier. Dry bulk cargoes mostly contain farm produce and raw materials including fertilizer, coal, biomass, metal, and aggregates as well as grains and sugar. - Road freight: PIA road transport division also known as road haulage; road freight refers to the transport of goods through roadways. It is the most common way of domestic shipping. It is of two kinds:
Less than Truckload Freight (LTL) is generally chosen to transport cargos of lesser size.
Full Truck Load Freight (FTL) is either chosen by businesses that have bigger goods or time constraints or delicate goods to be shipped. - Rail freight: PIA also transports when goods are shipped through means of trains, or a group of trains, it is referred to as rail freight.
- Air freight: PIA’s air freight division is used when goods are shipped by means of airplanes or helicopters.
Consolidators
PIA as consolidators combine packages from many different shippers into one load that is shipped as a unit to the destinations’ local Post Office, often saving shippers money in the process. From there, the packages enter the local mail stream and are delivered to their destination.
Customs brokers
PIA as Customs brokers are international trade experts who are responsible for preparing and clearing a customs entry upon shipment arrival to a port of entry. These professionals are well versed with the import regulations of a country and hence, are engaged by many organizations.