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Several reasons. First, the container ships or bulk ships can transport hundreds (sometimes thousands) of containers at once. Also, the transit time is anywhere from 7 - 20 days by sea as opposed to land.
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Which is cheapest mode of transport?
water transport
Were horses the main mode of transport for humans before the invention of the steam engine?
Mostly. Other common mode of transport was boats.
Is osmosis driven by molecule energy?
No it is a mode of passive transport or water.
What is a mode of transport?
To get from my home to my place of work, my means (mode) of transport is by a bus ride. Though in summer, my mode of transport is by bicycle.
Why do you think water transportation is cheaper than mode of transportation?
Transporting freight by water is much cheaper because of economies of scale. One ship can carry as many as 15,000 20 foot containers. It would take 15,000 trucks and drivers to transport the same freight. Therefore, with much fewer people and vehicles involved, the cost of shipping by water is less.
How long does it take to travel from one side of Colombia to the other?
It obviously depends on your mode of transport
How many days to travel 1272 miles?
It depends on the mode of transport amongst other things
Describe this mode of transport, road transport?
travel on the road
How do you use transport as a sentence?
I suppose it could be used as a one-word sentence, in answer to the question of how you'd arrived somewhere...
How much money do you spend on transport?
depends on the mode of transport and distance
Difference between mode and means of transport?
The means of transport is the vehicle used to move from A to B. The mode of transport refers to the medium in or on which the movement takes place:1. inland surface (street, rail, inland water way); 2. sea (ocean, coastal); 3. air; 4. pipeline;
Which is the latest mode of transport?
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