WHAT IS TRANS SHIPMENT:

WHEN SHIPPING YOUR GOODS OVERSEAS, YOU MAY SOMETIME FIND THAT YOUR SHIPPING ROUTE HAS A TRANS SHIPMENT ALONG THE WAY. A TRANSSHIPMENT IS WHEN YOUR GOODS OR CONTAINER IS MOVED FROM ONE SHIPPING VESSEL TO ANOTHER WHILE IN TRANSIT TO ITS DESTINATION OVERSEAS. IT HELPS TO UNDERSTAND HOW A TRANSSHIPMENT WORKS, AND WHY IT CAN SOMETIMES INCREASE THE TRANSIT TIME.

A TRANSSHIPMENT TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN THERE IS NO DIRECT  SHIPPING ROUTE TO YOUR DESTINATION.

TRANSSHIPMENT LEADS TO DELAY BECAUSE OF NATURE OF TRANSSHIPMENT, WHEN SHIPPING A CONTAINER OVERSEAS USING A TRANSSHIPMENT ROUTE DELAYS ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN, YOUR CONTAINER IS UNLOADED AND UPLOADED TO DIFFERENT VESSELS WHICH TAKES ADDITIONAL TIME . SOMETIME IT TAKES UP TO  WEEK FOR A PORT TO COMPLETE UPLOAD AN INCOMING SHIP, AND UP TO ANOTHER WEEK TO UPLOAD IT ONTO NEW SHIP GOING TO THE FINAL DESTINATION. THESE WEEK LONG DELAYS CAN BE THE RESULT OF PORT CONGESTION AND THEY SOMETIMES TURN INTO MONTH LONG DELAYS. THIS IS WHY TRANSSHIPMENT ONLY RECOMMENDED WHEN THERE ARE  NO DIRECT SHIPPING ROUTES TO YOUR DESTINATION.