DocShipper services in Thailand
Sea freight to/from Thailand
Transportation by sea is efficient and easy to deal with high volume, with possibilities adapted to all sizes of shipments. This method of transportation is considered to be the best way of carrying goods, since it offers the opportunity for large quantities of cargo to be transferred worldwide at a reasonable cost. Here are the 2 types of sea freight methods:
Load Consolidation (LCL): You gather all your merchandise with those of other senders into one container.
Fully Loaded container (FCL): This means that you book the entire container, which will then be locked up from start to finish.
Airfreight from/to Thailand
While this method can be comparatively more expensive, the Air Freight mode is a fast and convenient solution, allowing you to transport all goods over long distances. The use of Air cargo is the most securest and most efficient mode of transportation, with the possibility of delivering all goods globally in a timely manner.
There are 2 possible choices to select from:
For the majority of orders, we use express air freight for the delivery of very small packages, under 100 kg. It is preferable to ship using popular couriers including FedEx, DHL, UPS, or TNT…
Conventional Air Cargo: This type of transportation ensures that the load is carried on any available space on traditional Airline companies, for example, Qatar Airways, Air France, or the US Airlines.
Rail freight to/from Thailand
The most economical mode of transportation used in Thailand is Rail Freight. Construction is in progress for the installation of hundreds of kilometers of new rails, aiming to create a new and efficient rail connection system from China to Singapore, passing across Thailand, as well as the United States and the rest of the world, in order to maintain a strong international network.
This solution is becoming more and more popular because of the pressure from China, which invests many billions in this method of transport. The speed of these trains is rising rapidly compared to other methods of transport. They constitute a new alternative to maritime and aerial freight. (Speedier) Than Container Loaders and Cheaper than Air cargo).
Road freight from/to Thailand
Trucking is a generally indispensable part of the transportation system, allowing you to connect multiple places: to and from work or home, including departure/arrival areas that include ports, rail stations, and airports, the entire process is carried out by a team of experts dedicated to this activity.
In the case of a shorter distance, a door-to-door approach can directly be chosen for road freight. We often recommend this option in the case of cross-border deliveries.
Post-transport services in Thailand.
At DocShipper, you benefit from a variety of options following the shipment of your cargo To give you an idea, we also offer you the option of placing goods into one of our depots for short-term or long-term storage.
Besides, we can offer a full packing service. This must be considered: once the goods have been properly packed, the shipment will proceed as expected. Yet, ignoring this can be a serious risk for your company.
Customs clearance services in Thailand
This is an important step in the international transportation system. When the goods reach the state border, it is mandatory that they have to be cleared by the authorities before they can leave the border.
Operational capabilities across Thailand
Logistics services in Bangkok
The city of BANGKOK is the Capital City of Thailand and is located directly on the Northern side of the Gulf of Thailand, where there are up to 10 million people living there. The most populated city of Thailand.
In addition, the city has a big harbor, called the Chao Praya river, that is used extensively by many ships. In fact, Bangkok Port has listed as one of the world's top 100 most-active containers and is the biggest harbor in Thailand.
It is also connected with two airports: the Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport and the International Airport, Don Muang.
Logistics services in Chiang Mai
The Chiang May, also known as the Rose of North, is one of the 6ᵉ the largest cities in Thailand and situated in the northern part of the country, and is referred to as the cultural center of the country.
Chiang Mai has a population of over one and a half million inhabitants, and it is also served by the International Airport of Chiang Mai, hosting an annual freight volume of up to 20,000 tons plus more than 2,000,000 travelers.
Located in the mountainous region, it cannot have a harbor, although it benefits from wide rail-road connections.
Logistic services in Pukhet
The city of Phuket is situated in the south of Thailand and is well-known internationally because of its paradises atmosphere that attracts more than 15 million visitors each year.
It also has an international airport which is located about 32 km away, as well as a Harbor where the Containers and all incoming goods are managed via a Berth.
Transport terminals in Thailand
International ports in Thailand
Bangkok Port
The Port Of Bangkok, which is known locally as the Klong Toey, has the largest cargo volume in the whole country with a capacity equivalent to about 1.5 Billion TEUs annually and is situated on the River Chao Phraya in Khlong Toe district of the Capital city of Thailand. The harbor is situated across The Chao Phraya River within the Khlong Toei area of the Thai capital. It also offers 84 berthing possibilities plus a high level of capacity to manage the multiple storage depots with multi-ton goods.
More than half of Thailand's export and import activities are managed by the Kong Toey, and many construction and expansion work projects are in progress in order to set new and deeper berths to accommodate bigger and wider containers, besides the merging a number of rail routes to the port.
Port de Laem Chabang
The Laem Chabang Harbor can handle an average of about 6.9 million TEUs a year, having a depth measurement of about 12 m and an area covering 1,026 hectares. It has four terminals that are now being managed under the responsibility of private companies.
This port is being expanded with the aim of boosting its market competitiveness as well as its investment opportunities to be a major center of Thailand's international trade and industry.
In addition, construction is in progress for a third time to upgrade the capacity of this Port to 18 million TEU annually, more than twice its current volume, so that it will be in competition with Singapore's port.
International airports in Thailand
There are currently more than six International Airports located in Thailand: the Suvarnabhumi ( Bangkok), the KOH Samui, The Phuket, and the Hat Yai, and Don Maung (in Bangkok) and in Chiang Mai. Besides, there are several other international airports with internal routes.
The Suvarnabhumi International Airport
The Suvarnabhumi Bangkok international airport, the first airport in Thailand, was named in a reference to the infamous "Land of Gold" as described in early Buddhist writing.
It is implemented about thirty kilometers from the middle of the city of Bangkok into the east on a surface of around 3200 hectares, this makes it one of the most important infrastructural areas of Bangkok and the 20th one in the world. Indeed, the airport has the largest watchtower in the world. More than 25 million people pass through it each year.
Don Mung International Airport
The second-largest airport in Bangkok, the Don Muang located 24 km in the north, is considered as one of the eldest Airports worldwide and hosts over 40 million passengers annually, mostly operating with cheap and competitive airlines, low cost.
Amusingly, the Airport owns a golf course.
Phuket International Airport
The international Airport Phuket is situated around 30 km away from town, and it is now the second biggest in the country, hosting more or less than 11 million people in 2019. It receives mostly the Southeast Asian and Asian nations and also functions as a military base. Previously, until the Covid-19 outbreak, it was operated on a 24/7 daily basis.
