There are various means of transporting goods from one place to another. One can choose road, rail, air or ship. The end result will be that your goods will be taken from one place to another, however, there is much more to it. Among all the four options if you choose to ship goods you will choose the most environmentally friendly method of shipping.
Shipping emits 40 times less carbon dioxide than aircraft. The traditional ships had bigger engines that would consume loads of fuel. Today we have something called as green ships that have new engines that move at the same speeds by consuming lesser amounts of fuel. When we reduce the amount of fuel that we use it automatically has a positive impact on the environment. Today’s eco ships go a long way in ensuring us of a better future due to lower fuel consumption.
Ships have also begun going green with their packaging. There is a lot of material that goes into packaging. Packaging accounts for most of the polluting and non-eco-friendly content. Shipping companies today are trying their best to reduce non-recyclable packaging content and are going in for green options. Careful attention is given to the right size of boxing. Very often small materials are packed in large boxes. This has stopped now and every shipping company in India and other countries choose the perfect size of packing for each item thereby reducing the material that goes on for packing.
Shipping companies also consolidate orders and deliver them. This means a lesser number of ships will be used because you are clubbing all orders together and then realising them for delivery. Of course, the time for delivery gets reduced but shipping companies offer incentives for such slower deliveries and environmental concerned customers agree to it.
The use of modern shipping software also goes a long way in ensuring a green environmental friendly shipping experience. This software allows you to check how many orders need to be shipped from a single person and on what dates. This helps in consolidating all orders so you need to make just a single trip for pick up. Similarly, the app also helps to identify what is the size of the item to be delivered. The shipping company can best prepare themselves to pack that particular size of the item.
Remember that choosing to ship as an option is the most eco-friendly way to transfer your goods from one place to another. You will go a long way in protecting Mother Nature by using the most eco-friendly methods. Even though shipping in eco-friendly methods may take a little bit of extra time to deliver due to consolidation, it is worth the effort to create a greener environment.
