International Rail Freight Services
Rail freight forwarding is the most cost-effective solution for transporting bulky and heavy items across long distances. Trains are typically used for transporting raw products such as coal or steel. At Alaska Shipping & Logistics , we can organize the transportation of your goods by rail freight or other efficient shipping services.
Why choose to use rail freight transportation?
Short transit times for long distances connected by railway corridors
Environmental-friendly transport with lower fuel consumption
Increased predictability of deliveries due to strict rail freight timetables
Why choose to use rail freight transportation?
Advantages of rail freight
- Possible to transport very large shipments at once
- Lower fuel consumption makes rail freight more eco-friendly than road transport
- Low price for long-distance transport
- Well-organised transportation resulting in accurate rail freight quotes
- Delivery time is not influenced by traffic or weather conditions
- Transport by rail is the safest way of transporting goods by land
Disadvantages of rail freight
- Slower booking process compared to transport by road, which is fully automated
- Shipments by rail cannot be fully door-to-door, as they require integration with another service to reach the delivery address
- Expensive for short-distance transport
- Low flexibility due to strict routes and timetables
- Border stations may cause delays as there is usually a change of the train operator
