International air and sea transportation refers to the logistics mode of transport in which goods are transported to the international destination by aircraft, ships and other means of transportation. It is an important part of international logistics transportation, increasingly becoming one of the mainstream ways of global freight industry. The following will introduce the business of international air and sea transportation from four aspects.

I. Types of business

International air and sea transportation services mainly include air transportation and sea transportation. Air transportation refers to the transportation of goods by aircraft. It has fast transportation speed and short time. It is generally suitable for commodities with high value or tight time requirements. Sea transportation refers to the transportation of goods by ship, with large capacity and low cost. It is generally suitable for large volume and large quantity of goods.

Ii. Business process

The business process of international air shipping includes booking space, delivery of goods, examination of documents, transportation, customs clearance and other links. In the whole process, each link is very important, if there is a problem in one link, it will affect the whole transportation process.

Iii. Business scope

The business scope of international air and maritime transport is very wide, it can cover all continents, countries and regions in the world. On a global scale, international air and sea transportation has become one of the major logistics enterprises, which transport a very diverse range of goods, including clothes, shoes, electronic products, automobiles, machinery and equipment.

4. Business advantages

The business advantages of international air shipping are mainly reflected in its large capacity, long distance, high efficiency, low cost and so on. When the quantity of goods is large, the transportation cost is relatively low and the transportation efficiency is high. At the same time, the space, time, funds and other factors of air and sea transportation are well controlled, thus improving the efficiency of the whole logistics system.

In short, international air shipping is a kind of logistics transportation mode with high flexibility and wide application scope. It can not only meet the logistics needs of all kinds of customers, but also make important contributions to social development.