By sea \u2013 cheaper, but slower<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt’s no secret that air transport is the fastest way for a parcel to cross the Atlantic. It is enough to say that the delivery time by air is measured in days, while by sea, in weeks<\/strong>. It can be roughly assumed that one day in the air corresponds to an average of one week on the sea. However, for some kinds of shipments or services, or locations, one day may be equivalent to several weeks. You have to pay for this speed. If you are going to send by air a shipment of goods weighing a few hundred kilograms, the goods must be very valuable, and shortening the delivery time very desirable. Otherwise, there is no economic justification for this form of transport. Air shipments, especially heavier ones, are very expensive: the delivery of a parcel placed on a pallet with a volume of about 1 m3<\/sup> (1 EUR pallet) and weighing 1000 kg means a cost amounting to about $ 10,000 (calculated on the TNT calculator: https: \/\/ www. tnt.com\/express\/pl_pl\/site\/get-quote.html, at the dollar exchange rate at the Polish National Bank when this article was written).<\/p>\n\n\n\nLight parcels with documents travel the fastest: if sent from one of the countries in central Europe, after two days it could be with the recipient in the USA<\/strong>. Of course, provided that you choose a priority parcel – with the economic option, the delivery takes a week or even two. You can also choose the same day delivery service offered by some couriers \u2013 your parcel will be delivered within 24 hours of collecting the package from the customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt should also be remembered that the delivery time is not the same as the flight time (from a few to more than ten hours) or sailing time (4-6 weeks). Before your shipment starts crossing the ocean, it must arrive first at the port or airport<\/strong>. And when it reaches the USA, it still has to travel a bit to the recipient. If you ordered delivery to a remote place, far from large airports and ports that support international traffic, you must add another day or two, or sometimes even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNot every shipment will fly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIt is also worth mentioning that sea transport is not only incomparably cheaper than air transport, it also does not involve any restrictions on the weight and dimensions of transported goods. If you want to ship a car, construction machine or steel structure, maritime transport is not only more economical, but in practice the only possible solution<\/strong>. Suffice to say that the maximum height of a package on a pallet shipped by air can be just over 2 meters. And the air freight prices effectively discourage the idea of \u200b\u200btransporting even a small truck across the ocean by plane. Technically, it is feasible, but really only available for the US president or an Arab sheikh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n