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Online Shipping Guide

Background:

The shipping containers industry produces a lot of these containers each and every year. We're talking mainly about ISO containers. They are used to transport goods all over the world. It's estimated that 90 percent of the world's trade today moves in containers. One hundred million container loads crisscross the world's oceans each year in over 5,000 container ships. There is a very big chance that a lot of the stuff you own or buy came to you in a shipping container. Malcolm McLean invented them and they represented a real revolution in the transportation industry back in the mid 1950s.

These shipping containers create problems too. After they are used a few times they become used shipping containers and nobody wants them. Used shipping containers take a lot of space and represent a potential source of pollution. Then some people thought "why not use these containers for something else?". Why not build a house, a shelter, even a whole neighbourhood? We really don't know who were the first that had this idea. If you know, please tell us.

Right now, this phenomenon grows up because shipping container housing can represent a real solution to social and ecological problems.

Follow this step-by-step online shipping procedure and make your job easier and your shipping process more efficient.

Step 1 - Locations
Determine the nearest FedEx Freight or container service center along with the type of service.

Step 2 - Transit Time or Color Coded Service Maps
Verify the number of days your shipment will be in transit, or get an overview of our transit times from your location.

Step 3 - Request Rate
Calculate your shipment's charges.

Step 4 - Pickup Request
Let FedEx Freight services or any other shiping service your thinking about going with know when your shipment will be ready for pickup.

Step 5 - Forms
Prepare a Bill of Lading and shipping labels .

Step 6 - Prepare Your Shipment
Make sure to secure your packaging and properly label every piece.( do it your self or hire helpers)

Step 7 - Shipment Tracking
View accurate and timely information on the status of your shipment.

Step 8 - Document
View copies of your completed documents - Delivery Receipts (POD's) and Bills of Lading.

Other Usefull information on shiping :

Shipping Containers Housing Benefits
Why would you wanna use shipping containers instead of traditional construction materials? Find out about shipping containers housing benefits.

Shipping Container Costs
Shipping Container Costs – one of the variable costs of shipping container house building

Container Housing Companies
Interested in buying a ready-made container house? Find out some things about container housing companies.

Container Liability Transfer between buyer, seller and container carriers
Agreements and contracts governing the container liability transfer between buyer, seller and container carriers.

Shipping container standard dimensions
Shipping container standard dimensions

Shipping Container Transportation & Handling
Things you should consider for transportation and handling of the shipping container when you are about to buy them for building a shipping container house.

Web searching for used shipping container
As you can buy an used shipping container, first you should know how to find it. Let’s do a short foray in the used shipping container web searching process.

Standardized Shipping Containers History
The history of standardized shipping containers

Shipping Container House
Build A Green Shipping Container House

The 20 Foot Shipping Container
Details on the the 20 foot shipping container

Shipping Container Manufacturer
Tips on how to find a shipping container manufacturer

Container Overseas Shipping: The Heart of Modern Day Commerce
Container Overseas Shipping developed after World War II, when America’s shipping industry was in a shambles.

Finding Shipping Container House Plans
If you’re into saving money in materials, and saving in construction time, then you should consider using shipping container house plans to create your perfect home.

Shipping Container Design for Intermodal Shipping
The computer was important to shipping container design even in the 1950s at the beginning of the containerization revolution.

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