Sea freight: Import, export and cross-trade by sea

Forwarding sea freight

Whenever you wish to transport goods worldwide, a forwarder can make your job a lot easier. We will assign a fixed contact to you, who will take care of every step in the transporting of sea freight. Do you have any questions about incoterms, customs procedures or the type of container? We will gladly provide you with our advice. Besides that, because of our great arrangements with shipping companies, you can always benefit from favourable sailing schedules and sea freight rates.

As forwarders, we also offer several services regarding sea freight transport. We have many years of experience in various value added services, such as Garment on Hanger containers, pick & pack, warehousing and storage and transhipment. But  we can also take care of the complete customs procedure and physical distribution for you. Finally, you can put our innovative ICT solution to use, for supply chain management. That allows for insight at PO level 24/7.

Importing sea freight

As forwarders, we also know exactly what you need to import goods. We have a complete package of services regarding sea freight import that you can use. We cooperate closely with our network of local agents in this. Because they are connected to the digital chain too, you will be able to follow your sea freight entirely digitally from departure to arrival. Naturally, your personal contact will always be available to talk to, as well.

Furthermore, you will benefit from our  competing sea freight rates, irrespective of the size of your shipment. We also offer FCL and LCL. Besides that, from a large number of destinations, we offer our own buyer consolidation.

In closing, as an AEO-certified forwarder, we immediately take care of the entire customs procedure for you, as soon as your sea freight transport arrives in the Rotterdam harbour. This way, you will quickly have your goods in possession. Lastly, we can also take care of things like physical distribution within Europe, and a broad range of  value added services.

Exporting sea freight

Would you like to use sea freight transport for your export? We offer solutions for both FCL shipping and groupage (LCL) at competing sea freight rates. When you entrust your sea-based export to us, you will obtain a fixed contact, who will take good care of your transport on your behalf and who will keep you posted on important developments. This way, there will never be any unexpected surprises.

Besides taking care of a carefree shipment for you, you can also use us for other sea-freight-related services, such as taking care of the T1 documents for customs, various value added services and physical distribution.

Sea freight cross trade

Do you wish to ship goods directly between the producer and their final destination, without intervention of the Rotterdam harbour. In that case, you can use our cross trade sea freight. Here, too, you will benefit from our worldwide agent network. In cooperation with these reliable partners, your transport will be taken care of exquisitely from start to finish. The neutrality of your shipment will always be guaranteed, in that process. The Switch B/L will be prepared for you, as well. Thus, you can trust your shipment to be supplied in the proper way at its final destination.