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FCA is a trade term in the International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) issued by the International Chamber of Commerce, which means "free carrier". According to the FCA terms, the seller is responsible for delivering the goods to the carrier designated by the buyer.

Differences in responsibilities and risks: In EXW, the seller has the least responsibility. In FOB, the seller has moderate responsibility. In CIF, the seller has the greatest responsibility, not only responsible for delivery at the port of shipment, but also for freight and insurance etc..

Under the DDP terms, the seller bears all costs and responsibilities until the goods are delivered to the destination specified by the buyer. This includes inland transportation, export customs clearance, international transportation, import customs clearance, payment of tariffs and VAT, etc.

CNF (Cost and Freight): CNF means that the seller is responsible for paying all costs of transporting the goods to the port of destination, but does not include the costs and insurance costs after the goods are unloaded at the port of destination.

Top 6 cheapest international transport companies: 1. DHL, 2. FedEx, 3. UPS, 4. TNT, 5. Ocean Network Express (ONEX), 6. China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO). These companies provide a variety of transportation services around the world, including air, sea, land and integrated logistics solutions.

DDP by Ocean Freight is one of the international trade terms, which means that the seller bears all costs and risks from the place of departure to the destination, including ocean freight, insurance, import duties and other taxes at the destination.

CIF is one of the international trade terms, and its full name is Cost, Insurance, and Freight, which means "cost, insurance and freight". Under this term, the seller is responsible for all costs of transporting the goods to the designated port of destination.

Key business indicators in freight services: 1. Transportation efficiency, 2. Transportation safety, 3. Cost control, 4. Customer satisfaction, 5. Resource utilization, 6. Environmental friendliness.

In sea transportation, the cargo tracking system is mainly implemented by tracking the navigation track of the ship. In air transportation, the cargo tracking system is closely related to the real-time flight information of the airline.

To sum up, the advantages of sea transportation are low cost, large-capacity transportation, strong stability, environmental protection and energy saving. The disadvantages are long transportation time and unsuitable for special goods. The advantages of air transport are fast speed...