IntlMOVE and Shipping Ports
IntlMOVE is your premier international mover when you are ready to move overseas.
IntlMOVE has been a leader in the international moving industry for years, so you know you are in good hands.
When you are ready to move overseas, IntlMOVE will coordinate the details of your international shipment.
IntlMOVE will pack your precious belongings with the utmost care to help ensure their safe journey to your new country.
After your household goods and personal effects are packed safely, they will be loaded onto a shipping container.
The shipping container will be loaded onto a cargo ship at a major United States shipping port.
The container housing your belongings will then arrive at a port in your new country and be delivered to your new home safe and sound!
Shipping ports play a very important role in everybody’s life, even if we do not realize their importance.
Almost every item we use on a daily basis has been transported by ship at some point.
In addition to the importance these ports play in our own lives, they are also the lifeline for a country’s economy.
Shipping ports facilitate smooth international trade.
Without cargo ships, sea ports or an organized tracking system, our world as we know it would be completely different.
Shipping ports are located on water, whether it is a sea, lake or ocean, and are there to receive ships and transport cargo.
Forklifts, cranes and complex tracking systems are used to facilitate the loading and unloading process.
There are domestic ports, which only handle cargo from within the same country, as well as international ports.
International ports also house customs facilities to allow for international shipping and trade.
Several ports around the world want to claim that they are the busiest and handle the most shipping traffic.
There are no standards set to gauge which international shipping port is the busiest, but there are several that stand out.
One way to gauge a port’s traffic is by the number of 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) of containers that come through the port.
Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen all handle over 20 million, sometimes over 30 million, TEU per year.
Different ports claim they are busiest because there are different things you can measure.
Some ports measure their traffic by the total weight of goods loaded and discharged.
Other ports measure the total volume of ships handled, while some measure by total cargo tonnage.
As you can see, there is no clear port that comes out on top of all other ports.
Different countries have different claims to fame when it comes to their ports.
Canada has the longest coastline, which is followed by Indonesia.
Venezuela is known as the major petroleum exporter.
India has a 6,000 km coastline with 181 minor ports and 12 major ports.
These ports handle more than 90 percent of India’s foreign trade.
The ports of West Africa handle trade for the countries in the 5 million square mile area.
The majority of their cotton, cashews, textiles and other exports are done by cargo ships.
Some of the major ports in the world are located in Central America, which play an imperative role in the region’s economic progress.
North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers.
The Ports of Los Angeles, Port of New York/ New Jersey and the Port of Long Beach are some of the largest ports in North America.
The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest sea port, which is also listed as one of the top ports it North America.
Each region of the world has ports that import and export millions of containers annually, which makes our lives simpler.
Improvements are continually being made to make the international shipping process easier.
Whether bigger ships or bigger cranes are being designed, these innovations help make the process smoother.
Technological advances also play an important role because keeping track of thousands of containers is not an easy task.
When you think of the monument undertaking of tracking all the imports and exports of the world, it becomes overwhelming.
Through years of trial and error, the international shipment process has become a smoother, very reliable and efficient.
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4 responses to "IntlMOVE and Shipping Ports"
11:41 on March 15th, 2010
I am not surprised that China ports carry the titles as some of the busiest ports. However, I am surprised that the United States is not higher on the list. It seems like the California ports would be some of the busiest.
15:03 on April 21st, 2010
What are the shipping ports that IntlMOVE uses most? If our new location is not close to a port, how does IntlMOVE arrange for the transportation to the landlocked location? I have heard many good things about IntlMOVE, so I am looking forward to working with you.
21:11 on April 28th, 2010
Intlmove is closes to the port of miami. I went to miami before my move overseas t visit intlmove. The whole operation is amazing. After my intlmove tour, i went to miami beach to see the large shipping containers and ships. After the trip, i have put my faith in intlmove.
9:43 on May 6th, 2010
I never realized there were so many ports. This must make it much easier to ship things overseas. Where does intlmove ship and what ports does intlmove use?