Automotive Shipment FAQs
What Factors can Impact Automotive Shipping?
As the automotive supply chain is complicated, it’s crucial to partner with a transportation and logistics company that understands the industry and its challenges. At MSC, our specialised automotive team has years of industry experience, enabling them to identify and help you overcome any challenges that may impact your cargo shipment. These include:
- Environmental responsibility.
- Seasonality.
- Time-sensitive delivery requirements.
- Vehicle size and weight.
What are some Automotive Logistics Best Practices?
Effective automotive supply chain management is key in ensuring that delays do not occur. Our experienced and knowledgeable team has been creating transportation and logistics solutions for the automotive industry for decades and understands the importance of always following best practices. This includes offering:
- Container tracking to enable planning across wider activities within your business.
- Efficient transportation on land and sea.
- Utilising a wide range of technology to create a smooth supply chain.
A Great Partner for Automotive Shipping
Whether you are shipping production or service parts, cars, trucks or electric vehicles, a reliable and experienced automotive shipping partner is a vital link. As the automotive industry gradually moves into a new, greener era, MSC will continue to provide the fast, flexible, and transparent solutions you need to ensure an uninterrupted supply chain.
Fast and Reliable Transit Times
We pride ourselves on being able to work to the highest industry standards, as well as offering our customers the flexibility to choose the best automotive shipping solution for their needs. We have the expertise to support vehicle manufacturers’ time-sensitive requirements, ensuring your cargo is in exactly the right place at exactly the right time.
Automotive Shipping Beyond Ocean Services
At MSC, we balance our dedication to connecting the world with respecting and caring for our planet. While we continue to foster inclusive social prosperity and economic growth, we are also taking a daily approach towards reducing our carbon footprint, and we would like to make sure every step of your journey is a sustainable one. From moving electric parts and vehicles, to sustainable modes, of transportation, whether it’s via vessel, truck, or rail, we will do our best to be as environmentally conscious and sustainable as possible.
Personalised Support
Our experienced and knowledgeable team has been creating transportation and logistics solutions for the automotive industry for decades. Whether you are shipping spare parts, motorbikes, e-mobility solutions or oversized cargo, we will find the best way forward for your business.
Our services include end-to-end support with CKD (completely knocked down), SKD (semi knocked down) and CBU (completely built up) shipments, as well as and FVL (finished vehicle logistics) and battery logistics.
Because you Need more than Port-to-Port Services
On land and at sea, we offer a complete package of services to keep your supply chain running like clockwork.
