The phrase "alternative shipping" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing different methods or options for sending goods or packages.
Example: "If the standard delivery time doesn't work for you, we can offer alternative shipping options to ensure your package arrives on time."
Alternatives: "different shipping methods" or "other delivery options".
Others may choose alternative shipping means or simply wait, she said, losing costly time.
The average fraudulent transaction is projected to be $219, an 8% decrease from last year's $239, partly due to alternative shipping methods such as pick-up-in-store.
Another alternative shipping option would be to use the Sunda Strait, which is located between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, or even the Lombok Strait, which connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.
It has also partnered with online retailers Sierra Trading Post and Monoprice to provide online shoppers with an alternative shipping address when the company doesn't ship to their home.
The variation is mainly caused by the alternative cargo mixes available for transport in competition with other ships, the alternative shipping routes the ship may follow towards the same cargo mix, and the alternative ship speeds at which the ship may sail.
Lönn's industry expertise came in handy as he explained the industry status quo of overbooking, fuel costs per customer, weight tradeoffs, and even alternative shipping solutions.
Now, Port Metro Vancouver, Canada's largest port and host to more than 250 cruise ship visits in 2009, is offering a greener alternative: ships can now plug into the city's electrical grid while docked.
This powerful tool has permitted the extension of calculated motions (or those measured in a model tank) to the prediction of realistic irregular sea responses and hence to the comparative evaluation of alternative ship designs under realistic conditions.
Table 3 shows the alternative ship types with each one's related parameters.
Since tramp cargo transportation is sensitive to time, where time varies considerably from one alternative ship voyage to another.
The second problem is the use of a gross-profit-per-day objective, rather than a gross-profit one; since time varies considerably from one alternative ship voyage to another.
