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Linking the world across the high seas

Move your goods from A to B using sea freight as a cost-effective and sustainable transportation option. With an extensive network across Brazil, our own fleet and years of experience delivering tailor-made solutions, we transport your goods safely and reliably to their destination by sea.

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Ship your cargo through the Port of Santos and other major Brazilian ports using our sea freight services. Thanks to our long-standing partnerships with established port operators and shipping lines, combined with our own fleet of vessels, we provide a broad range of solutions tailored to your sea freight requirements, including LCL, FCL and buyer's and seller's consolidation. Whether you require river-sea transport, chartering services, tanker supply and disposal or customs clearance support, we meet all your sea freight logistics needs.

Our sea freight services

Choose LCL to transport your sea freight cost-effectively, even when shipping smaller volumes. Sharing container space helps reduce shipping costs while maintaining reliable service. Well suited to smaller and more flexible shipments, LCL is an affordable option for Brazilian importers and exporters with lower shipment volumes. It enables you to ship smaller quantities, respond to changing market demand and grow your business through sea freight while benefiting from lower costs than air freight or rail transport.

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FCL is an ideal sea freight solution when regular shipment volumes between fixed origins and destinations allow you to maximize container capacity. Benefit from tailor-made container shipping services designed to meet your needs, continuous shipment tracking and paperless booking and shipping instructions sent directly to shipping companies.

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With buyer's and seller's consolidation, multiple LCL shipments are combined into a single full-container load (FCL). This sea freight transportation method helps reduce costs, improve supply chain transparency and simplify cargo management, making it ideal for streamlined, cost-effective global logistics.

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Your benefits

Sea freight transportation from Brazil offers a cost-effective transport solution to help reduce your shipping costs. At the same time, we tailor our solutions to your specific logistics requirements.

Transporting freight by sea is a highly sustainable option.

Benefit from fixed departures, reliable transit times, stable and optimized supply chains and reliable availability.

Use our Deep Sea Transport service to access intercontinental trade routes and markets.

From pre- and on-carriage to full shipment coordination, we manage every step in accordance with applicable regulations.

Why choose Rhenus for sea freight services

  • Benefit from our strong global network, with operations at the ports of Santos, Paranaguá, Itajaí/Navegantes and Itapoá. We combine global reach with local expertise.
  • Trusted relationships with all major shipping companies built on reliability
  • End-to-end supply chain services with all your logistics solutions from a single source.
  • Customized industry solutions that provide flexibility
  • Real-time shipment tracking throughout the entire transportation process provides enhanced security
  • Our paperless booking system and digital platforms deliver digital efficiency while enhancing transparency and control
  • Enter and expand into new markets with strategic market expansion support, enabled by our comprehensive support and strategic logistics planning

Value-added services for sea freight

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Sea freight handling

From intelligent storage to repackaging, neutralization, sorting, intelligent monitoring, labeling, shipment inspections and palletizing, we take care of all your sea freight handling needs.

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Document solutions for sea freight

Document solutions for sea freight shipments: Choose paper copies of your proof of delivery and invoices instead of electronic versions. These documents are essential to the transportation process, confirming that your shipment has been properly delivered. With our courier services, confidential documents are delivered quickly and reliably to various countries. For greater operational efficiency through digital data, we provide customized data management reporting.

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Customs

We handle your sea freight shipments efficiently through Brazilian customs in accordance with current customs regulations. Whether you are importing or exporting goods, you can rely on our support. Customs clearance is managed either by our own experts or in cooperation with trusted partners. You can rest assured that your shipments are in good hands.

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Marine cargo insurance

Protect the value of your freight with our customized transport insurance solutions. Your sea freight is covered against all risks of physical loss or damage during transportation by land, sea or air. As a result, you can effectively manage the financial consequences of damage. We understand that transportation routes vary in safety and that different types of goods have different levels of sensitivity to damage. Whatever the circumstances, our insurance services help protect your shipment and reduce your financial risk.

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E-solutions for your sea freight

Our solution connects your IT systems with our own to automate the exchange of important business data, including shipping orders and status codes, so you can rely on efficient processes. Structured data moves directly between computers according to an agreed standard without manual intervention, delivering improved data quality, fewer errors and faster processing of your transactions.

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Frequently asked questions

The term sea freight describes transporting goods by ship. It is used for many different types of cargo, ranging from raw materials such as coal and oil to finished products such as cars and electronics. For companies in Brazil, sea freight is often the preferred option for transporting large quantities of goods over long distances because it is typically more cost-effective than alternatives such as air freight or land transport.

Compared to sea freight, air freight is generally more expensive because aircraft are more costly to operate than ships and offer less cargo capacity than cargo vessels. As a result, air freight is often selected for urgent shipments or goods that need fast delivery, while sea freight is generally the preferred option for transporting larger quantities of goods over longer distances because it is more cost-effective.

Our deep sea shipping options include full charter services and general cargo shipments. We transport all types of cargo, including containers, bulk cargo, general cargo, dangerous goods, liquid goods and heavy or oversized project cargo. For deep-sea transportation, we rely on our long-standing relationships with reputable shipping lines to charter vessels and support on-time delivery to destinations worldwide. Departures are available from Brazilian ports, including Santos. If you have smaller shipments, we consolidate your freight with other cargo on a single vessel for transport to your selected destination. This sea freight consolidation provides cost savings.

Our consolidation services allow buyers to combine LCL shipments across different suppliers to lower transportation costs. Individual shipments are brought together at a single consolidation center before being transported as one FCL shipment to the destination. If you are a seller, we consolidate multiple shipments from the same origin into a single FCL container and ship it directly to the destination port. Once there, the consignments are unloaded and delivered to their respective recipients. This approach reduces the time and effort involved in shipping your sea freight while providing greater transparency and control throughout your transport chain.