Advantages and disadvantages of waterborne transportation modes

Advantages of waterway transportation:

1, large capacity, able to transport a huge number of goods.

2, strong versatility, passenger and cargo two appropriate.

3, trans-oceanic transportation of large quantities of goods, connecting the continents divided by the sea, ocean transportation is a powerful pillar for the development of international trade.

4, low cost of transportation, can provide the largest amount of freight at the lowest unit cost of transportation, especially in the transportation of bulk goods or bulk cargo, the use of special ships transportation, can achieve better technical and economic results.

5, the average transportation distance is long.

Disadvantages of waterway transportation:

1, by the natural meteorological conditions of the factors have a great impact. Because of the seasons, the degree of constraints, and thus the interruption of transportation for a longer period of time in a year.

2, the scope of operation is limited, if there is no natural waterway can not be transported.

3. The risk of navigation is high and the safety is slight.

4, transportation speed infringement, poor timing, increased business risks.

5, handling costs and loading and unloading costs are high, this is because the maximum capacity, so it leads to the maximum amount of loading and unloading operations.

The form of waterway transportation

Waterway transportation has the following four forms:

1, coastal transportation. Is the use of ships through the continent near the coastal waterways to transport passengers and cargo in a way, generally using small and medium-sized ships.

2, offshore transportation. Is the use of ships to transport passengers and cargo through the continent adjacent to the country's sea lanes a form of transportation, depending on the voyage can be used in medium-sized ships, can also use small ships.

3, ocean transportation. Is the use of ships across the ocean in the form of long-distance transportation, mainly relying on large ships with large capacity.

4, river transportation. Is the use of ships in the land within the river, river, lake, river and other waterways for transportation in a way, mainly using small and medium-sized ships.

Waterway transport is the main means of transportation by ship, to port or port station for the transport base, to the waters, including oceans, rivers and lakes for the scope of transport activities in a mode of transportation. Water transport is still one of the most important modes of transportation in many countries of the world.

Waterway transportation is the main mode of transport for the rise of the earliest, longest history of the mode of transport. Its technical and economic characteristics are large capacity, low cost, investment, but small flexibility, continuity is poor. More suitable to bear the bulk, low value, bulky and various bulk cargo transportation over medium and long distances, especially sea transport, more suitable for undertaking a variety of foreign trade goods import and export transportation.

Legal basis

Regulations on the Administration of Domestic Waterway Transportation

Article 5: The operation of waterway transportation and its auxiliary business shall abide by the laws and regulations and be honest and trustworthy.

The competent department of transportation under the State Council and the department in charge of waterway transportation management shall, in accordance with the law, supervise and manage the waterway transportation market, impose penalties for illegal business activities in waterway transportation and its auxiliary business, and establish a system of management of the integrity of the operator, and timely announcements of supervision and inspection to the community.