Which mode of transport would you consider the most efficient when looking at 1) Transit time 2) Cost 3) Reliability 4) Connectivity 5) Environment ! Both mode are powering global trade and complementary to each other.

1. Averagespeedofacontainershipis45km/h
whileanaircraftfliesatabout900km/h.
FlighttimeAsiatoEurope:10hours
ShiptimeAsiatoEurope: 6weeks
DoortoDoorAirFreightis10to20timesfaster
T R A N S I T T I M E
C O S T
R E L I A B I L I T Y
C O N N E C T I V I T Y
E N V I R O N M E N T
Chargeable weight is an important factor :
Sea Freight 1000 KGS = 1 Cubic Meter
Air Freight 1000 KGS = 6 Cubic Meter
Air Freight is approximately 10 x more expensive
port to port but could be only 3 x more expensive
door to door on some routes !
With very tight schedules and obligation to
honor airport slots, Air Freight tends to have a
higher reliability ratio than Sea Freight.
There are 23'600 aircraft in operation while
over 50'000 ships are trading internationally.
There are about 49 Landlocked countries
with no direct access to international waters.
Air Freight operates through more than
17'678 airports while Sea Freight through
more than 8'292 ports worldwide.
The share of World Trade volumes by weight :
Maritime 80% vs. Aviation 0.5%
Annually, Flights produced 815 million tonnes of CO2
vs. 1000 million tonnes for ships.
Maritime is more CO2 friendly and Aviation will be
carbon neutral in term of its growth starting 2020
AIR FREIGHT
vs SEA FREIGHT
AIR
AIR
AIR
SEA
SEA
Source : www.iata.org, www.ics-shipping.org, www.worldbank.org, https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport
Issue 2017-05 Stephane Noll