R+L Carriers helps to navigate the waters of offshore shipping to Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Islands, Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska.
Shipping by the container load (FCL) or less than container load (LCL) offshore doesn't have to be complicated or confusing. This slide deck will help you understand the terms and the methods for shipping your freight offshore.
3. Domestic shipping rules apply to:
• Puerto Rico
• Dominican Republic
• Caribbean Islands
• Hawaii
• Guam
• Alaska
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
What do we mean by
Domestic?
4. Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
A shipment not large enough to fill a
standard container (20 or 40 feet)
Loaded in a container with other
shipments for the same destination
Pay only for the space you need
Less - than -Container Load
LCL
5. Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
A single shipment large enough to
fill a standard container
(20 or 40 feet)
Full Container Load
FCL
6. Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
Goods are picked up at your door
and delivered to the destination
door – business or residential
Door -to- Door
D/D
Goods are picked up at your door
and discharged at the port of
destination.
Door -to- Port
D/P
7. Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
The service center, or shipping yard
at the port. Containers are handled
and loaded on to shipping vessels
here.
Container Freight Station
CFS
8. Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
Cargo that is solid, dry material that
does not require temperature
controls.
Dry
Shipping
9. Logistics company that coordinates
the movement of your product from
trailer to container, and/or
container to vessel.
Freight
Forwarder
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
11. The fastest way to move freight
offshore!
Some items cannot be shipped via
air freight such as:
• Explosives
• Gasses (compressed gas,
airbags)
• Flammable Liquids & Solids
• Toxic items
• Corrosive Items
• Biological Hazards
Air
Freight
Via FreightFilter
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
12. Cargo is transported in a container
on a steamship.
Slower than air freight, but faster
than barges.
Non-perishables can be shipped via
the ocean from heavy machinery to
lighter consumer goods.
Ocean
Steamship
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
13. Use watertight containers to push
the freight through the water.
Slower than ocean steamships but
more economical.
Barge
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
14. A semi trailer is loaded on to the
shipping vessel.
A more secure shipping method
that requires less handling.
Roll On/Roll Off
RO/RO
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
16. Example of a Bill of Lading (BOL)
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
17. Example of a Commercial Invoice
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
18. Automated Export System (AES)/Shipper’s Export Declaration (SED)
form if the shipment exceeds $2500 USD
Domestic Offshore Shipping Basics
19. (888) 575-2632 Customer Service
(800) 535-1983 For a Domestic Offshore Quote
rloffshore@rlcarriers.com = Customer Service
offshorequotes@rlcarriers.com = Quotes or online
www2.rlcarriers.com/offshore-shipping/
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