Domestic trade shipping usually refers to container shipping and inland port logistics in coastal areas of the mainland; land transportation includes Chinese road transportation and railway transportation, and the main comparison here is Chinese road transportation. Usually, we need to move goods between the two places in China, often relying on cost and timeliness. However, these two factors alone are not enough to infer which path is more appropriate.

reliability
Sea navigation is greatly affected by the weather conditions. In addition, the congestion of the port, the efficiency of the homework of the port can affect the schedule, so the sailing date is forbidden, and off-duty is a common occurrence. The land transport is less affected by natural conditions and is relatively controllable.
Shipping time
Land transport is shorter than shipping time (except for a case), which is an indisputable fact. The land is running non-stop, and the sea is a port of Hong Kong and Hong Kong.
  Loading
The amount of goods loaded by land transport is much less than that of sea transport, and land transport usually does not exceed 100 tons. The container load of the container trade has already exceeded 10,000 tons.
Freight rate and influencing factors
Shipping is cheaper than land, because there is no "cross-sea fee" - this is a joke. However, the sea freight rate is really cheap. This is because the seaborne cargo is large, and the goods that are transported by up to 2 containers at a time are distributed to each unit. All land transportation is to calculate and affirm the freight value according to the distance traveled far, and the shipping cost is not only related to mileage, but also depends on the number of flight routes and the shortage of shipping space, and the north and south target goods control.
Pay
The domestic trade maritime practice is paying the advance payment (except for monthly customers). Even if you pay, you can only pay cash after the container is delivered, and you can't pay for the temporary account. You can open the container and unload the goods under the condition that the seal is not damaged and the payment is made. This is the place where the motor is transported separately. The motor transport has a single control for the customer, and has a good grasp of the customer's credit, etc., and the payment method is relatively sensitive.
Sensitivity
The land transport undertakes a complete door-to-door service, regardless of whether it is near the port, whether it is remote or not, and is basically unrestricted. Domestic shipping is basically based on Hong Kong to Hong Kong. If the door-to-door service is provided, it is also completed by the Treaty Team.
Appropriate goods
Domestic container shipping is suitable for remote, large, heavy goods, low cost, safe transportation, and door-to-door service. It is billed by the box, and customers who are not demanding time are the first choice. Fresh, live goods, dangerous goods and other marine transportation restrictions. The requirements for dangerous goods on the sea are strictly controlled, and the goods that are flammable, explosive and fragile are still selected despite land transportation.
Service area
Domestic trade shipping is only suitable for coastal areas. The value of shipping in the central and western regions of the country, the adjacent areas of the two ports, and the distance from the domestic trade ports is not significant. And this is just the advantage of land transport.
  Insurance
Shipping usually has maritime security risks, WPA insurance, all risks, insurance duty lines from small to large, and additional pick-ups without additional insurance; land transport is usually the national mainland road transport insurance, divided into basic insurance and comprehensive insurance, can be attached Theft insurance, the insurance obligation is relatively simple.
Comparison summary
For those with high aging requirements and a small amount of goods, the coastal areas may be more suitable for land transportation. For coastal areas with low aging requirements and large quantities, non-restrictive goods may choose to ship. However, China's current container shipping service level is also rising, transportation time is much smaller than before, and it includes many door-to-door services. Even if some guests can take over in the remote places of the mainland, shipping will become the key choice for everyone in the future.