Sea Freight
Chaucer’s competitive sea freight services are the best choice when you want to keep costs down and with the large volumes of bookings that we ship and the multitude of carriers we work with, we can offer you competitive rates, frequent departures and the capacity you need – to and from every major port in the world. When you need the price advantage of sea freight, our agreements with all the major global and regional sea carriers will mean we can get you the best competitive combination of routing, carrier, price and departure and arrival times to suit your needs. You get the flexibility to ship your cargo when it suits you best.
In every major port, Chaucer has experienced employees with detailed knowledge of local and international export and import compliance. Moving cargo across the world's seas can be challenging. transport documents, regulations, licences, country-specific compliance, local requirements and customs clearance are just some of the steps to be considered before your cargo can be dispatched to its final destination. With years of experience in cargo shipment, our staff can assist you in understanding each country’s requirements, as well as local pickup and last mile delivery.
If you need it, we can handle warehousing, delivery or specialised white glove and handling services for your supply chain in your origin and destination countries.
FCL ensures better schedule flexibility due to a higher frequency of port sailings and we work with clients to position containers at their place of business to better provide flexible schedules to and from locations worldwide.
Less than container loads
Our less than container load (LCL) services, offer guaranteed
capacity, regular and frequent departures and a vast choice of
destinations – whether on intercontinental or short sea routes. We
achieve this by consolidating freight at chosen gateways on a regular
basis. These serve most destinations worldwide at least once a week.
LCL: Flat rack and open top containers
Door-to-door or port-to-port, we are experts in handling special equipment needs. This includes flat rack, open top containers, dry, temperature-controlled and refrigerated.
LCL: Cargo handling by reliable sea freight carriers
We operate a core carrier programme to make sure that cargo is handled in LCL containers by approved and reliable carriers. Our professional packing services ensure safe cargo handling at every stage of the supply chain.