Maruzen Showa has an international intermodal transport system offering transport by land, sea and air. In addition to door-to-door service combining truck, rail, ship and air transport to meet logistics conditions right up to the destination point, we optimize customers' global logistics through buyer's consolidation and third-country shipping service.
Description of Service
Buyer's Consolidation
Buyer's consolidation refers to a shipment consisting of parts or merchandise collected at a designated warehouse to which forwarders have delivered small-lot freight from multiple suppliers in the sourcing country, the freight then being loaded into a container for shipment to the buyer. This service is available in China, Southeast Asia and North America.
Advantages of Buyer's Consolidation
Consolidating suppliers' individual cargos (LCL cargo) into a full container load (FCL cargo) gives the following advantages:
- Cuts down on ocean freight, customs clearance and other charges
- Shortens lead time
- Incoming shipment timing can be consolidated, thereby reducing the number of times shipments are received and cutting costs
Buyer's Consolidation Diagram
We recommend buyer's consolidation for the following customers:
- Customers with assembly plants in Japan sourcing parts from several suppliers in specific producer countries.
- Customer buying merchandise from multiple sellers in specific sourcing countries and wishing to ship everything together to Japan