Contact
Sea freight offers a cost-effective and sustainable method to transport your goods from A to B. Supported by our dense network of port locations, our own fleet and extensive experience with customized solutions, we ensure your goods are transported safely and reliably to their destination by sea.
With sea freight, we enable worldwide cargo transportation supported by our long-standing relationships with key port operators and shipping lines, along with our own fleet of vessels. Our broad portfolio of solutions is tailored to your sea freight requirements and includes LCL, FCL and buyer’s and seller’s consolidation. We also provide river-sea transport, chartering services, tanker supply and disposal services, together with customs clearance support to manage all your sea freight logistics requirements.
Designed for flexible transportation needs, LCL delivers a cost-effective solution without sacrificing reliability. Smaller importers and exporters can especially benefit from the ability to ship smaller cargo volumes while adjusting quickly to market demand. As a result, you can expand your business with sea transport and achieve additional savings, since LCL is particularly economical compared with air freight and rail transport.
FCL sea freight is the ideal solution when cargo volumes between fixed departure points and destinations support optimal utilization. Take advantage of customized container shipping adapted to your requirements, ongoing shipment tracking and paperless booking and shipping instructions for forwarding to sea shipping companies.
With buyer’s and seller’s consolidation, multiple LCL shipments can be combined into one full-container load (FCL). This approach to sea freight transportation lowers costs, enhances supply chain transparency and optimizes cargo management, creating a streamlined and cost-efficient solution for global logistics.
Short sea transport creates an efficient link between industrial regions and markets. Through regular liner services connecting major port locations, you benefit from reduced costs, shorter transit times and environmentally friendly transportation solutions. With door-to-door sea freight services, we directly deliver goods to you in a quick and reliable manner. In addition, our just-in-time deliveries help make sure the necessary goods and materials arrive on schedule for your production.
Our expertise covers comprehensive transport services for offshore projects. From safe crew transfers by ship or helicopter to reliable supply services for your personnel on offshore platforms, we deliver tailored support for your operations. Our groupage services are a core strength of ours, allowing shipments for multiple platforms to be consolidated to lower costs and reduce environmental impact. Additionally, we provide customized solutions for full wind farm campaigns.
Transporting cargo by sea freight is a highly sustainable logistics option.
Take advantage of fixed departures and reliable sea freight transit times, including optimized and stable supply chains and reliable availability.
Benefit from our deep-sea transport service for intercontinental transportation across international trade routes and markets.
We manage the complete coordination of your shipments, including pre- and on-carriage, and ensure all applicable regulations are always met.
As a DIN EN ISO 14001:2015-certified logistics provider, Rhenus delivers sustainable solutions designed to minimize environmental impact while fulfilling your needs with eco-conscious practices.
1 MB pdf
Our experts are available to support you with comprehensive guidance and professional assistance.
Sea freight is the transportation of goods by sea, i.e. by ship. It is suitable for many different cargo types, from raw materials like coal and oil to finished products such as electronics and vehicles. Businesses frequently use sea freight for moving large shipment volumes across long distances because it is usually more economical than alternatives like air freight or land transport, especially over greater distances.
Air freight is generally more costly than sea freight due to the higher operational expenses of aircraft compared with ships, along with the lower cargo capacity of planes in comparison to cargo vessels. Businesses typically use air freight for urgent shipments or products requiring rapid delivery, whereas sea freight is preferred for larger shipment volumes across long distances because it usually offers a more economical solution.
Our services for deep sea shipments include both full-charter solutions and general cargo transportation. We can transport every type of cargo, ranging from containers and bulk cargo to dangerous goods, liquid cargo and oversized or heavy project shipments. Through our long-standing partnerships with trusted shipping lines, we charter vessels for deep sea transportation and ensure reliable on-time delivery across global destinations. For smaller shipments, we combine your freight with other cargo on one vessel and transport it to your preferred destination. This sea freight consolidation approach creates cost advantages for your business.
Through our consolidation services, buyers can group LCL shipments together with additional orders from multiple suppliers to achieve cost savings. Individual shipments are consolidated at a central location and shipped together in one shared container as an FCL shipment to the final destination. For sellers, we can combine various shipments from the same point of origin into a single FCL container and transport them directly to the destination port. Once there, the consignments are unloaded and distributed to the correct recipients. This approach reduces the time and effort involved in sea freight transportation while improving transparency and control throughout the transport chain.
