As the main mode of transportation in international trade, international shipping accounts for more than two-thirds of the total international trade volume. When it comes to shipping, we have to mention Mason, which is divided into regular ships and overtime ships. What is the difference between them? Next, let's take a brief look at it.
The sailing dates vary:
Mason's regular ships usually sail every Wednesday in Shanghai, and overtime ships usually sail on Thursdays. Generally speaking, they will sail for 11 days. The sailing time at Ningbo Port will be one day earlier, usually every Wednesday.
The efficiency of the cabinet is different:
After unloading the container, Matson's main ship will also load other goods to Hawaii immediately. This part of the route is their own domestic transportation, so Matson will arrange enough manpower on the dedicated terminal to unload and load the ship. The front and the frame of the United States are separated, and the Mason regular ship can ensure that each frame and box are ready to be pulled by the front, so the efficiency of the regular ship cannot be replaced by other ships.
Prices vary:
The timeliness of the main ship of Mason is very fast. If it arrives in the west of the United States, it can be put into the warehouse within 9 working days. Of course, the price will be more expensive than the overtime ship. There are other types of services of Mason, such as time-limited arrival, less than package. Compensation and other prices will also be a bit more expensive than other types of services. Sellers who pursue the timeliness of goods transportation can consider this type of service.
The docks at the unloading port are different:
After the main ship of Matson arrives at the port of destination, it will stop at the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Oakland. According to the official information of Mason Steamship, the pick-up location of Long Beach Port is located in the out-of-port storage yard (STE) 3.5 miles away from the terminal, and the pick-up location of the Oakland port is located at Pier 63 or 0.5 miles away from the terminal. There is no need to make an appointment for each of the lockers and the lockers. Therefore, the general cargo can be picked up the next day after arriving at the port.
Matson overtime ships usually dock at Pier A for unloading. This wharf is a joint venture between Matson Shipping, MSC and Yixing Clipper, which is a public wharf. Therefore, the unloading efficiency of the overtime ship of Mason docked at this terminal is relatively low. When the number of ships at the terminal is large, there is even a queue to wait for the port.
How to quickly distinguish between Mason's regular ships and overtime ships?
Look at the route code. The code of the main ship of Mason is CLX, and the code of the overtime ship is CLX+.
The CLX+ departed from Shanghai on Thursday to the Port of Long Beach on an 11-day voyage, and from Ningbo to the Port of Long Beach on a 13-day voyage.
There is also a peak season overtime express, namely CCX. It takes 12 days for CCX to sail from Shanghai to Oakland Port, and it takes 14 days to sail from Ningbo to Oakland Port. Generally, ships stop at Oakland Port for 2-3 days and leave, and then go directly to Long Beach Public Port, with a 1-day voyage. Because of the stopover in Auckland, the voyage between Shanghai and Long Beach will be 2-3 days longer than CCX and CLX+.
The transportation time between the main ship and the overtime ship will be about 4-6 working days. If there is no great requirement for the transportation time of the goods, you can also choose the overtime ship. Of course, it is better if there are other shipping companies. The shipping channel is also optional.
