On the contrary, when it is said that the service is via any given port, that means that the container will be unstuffed at the port at the premises of the NVOCC company or its agent, in order to be loaded again into a new container with different cargo from the initial one. It is not considered here if the vessel is the same, changes, calls other ports, etc., but simply that the cargo’s integrity is maintained and not manipulated in a intermediate port.
When it comes to Groupage companies, consolidators or NVOCC, the meaning of direct and indirect services changes completely.įor a NOVCC a direct service stands for the services in which the very container loaded and sealed at origin is the same arriving to destination. This way the containers leave the initial port into a ‘feeder vessel’ that later on connects to the ‘mother vessel’ at a port with more capacity or means. Indirect services are normally used on small ports that cannot hold big vessels due to its capacity or its water depth. On the other hand if they refer to indirect services, they mean that the container will be unloaded from its initial vessel in any intermediate port and loaded into a new one that may or not be the one that finally arrives to final destination.
Mother vessel meaning download#
The vessel itself may call and usually does, in many intermediate ports to download and load more containers, but our container in particular is not downloaded until arriving to its final destination. This means that the container in which the cargo travels does not change vessels. When carriers or freight forwarders mention direct services they normally refer to a service in which the very same vessel departing from POL is the same arriving to POD. Something to have in mind first is to know there are differences between what is considered a direct and indirect service depending on the point of view. Today we explain the differencesd between them and why this is so important Differences between direct and indirect services for LCL & FCL cargo. A big factor to have in mind is the route ship and container are going to do, is it a direct service or will there be any transshipments? Finding the right route for any transport operation is essential for freight forwarders and industry professionals.
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