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Ship your goods cost-effectively and sustainably with sea freight. With our dense network of port locations, our own fleet and proven expertise in customized solutions, we deliver your cargo reliably and safely by sea.
With sea freight, you can ship your cargo worldwide. Rely on our long-standing partnerships with key port operators and shipping lines, along with our own fleet of vessels. We offer a wide range of solutions tailored to your sea freight requirements, including LCL, FCL and buyer’s and seller’s consolidation. From river-sea transport and chartering services to tanker supply and disposalas well as customs clearance support, we handle all your sea freight logistics.
Ship your sea freight cost-effectively with LCL, even for smaller shipments. By sharing container space, you significantly cut shipping costs. Flexible and reliable, LCL offers an economical solution without compromise. Ideal for smaller importers and exporters, LCL allows you to ship smaller volumes and adapt to market demand. Expand your business with sea transportation and save, since LCL is particularly cost-effective compared to air or rail.
FCL sea freight is the ideal choice when shipment volumes between fixed origins and destinations allow for full container utilization. Benefit from customized container shipping adapted to your needs. This includes continuous tracking and paperless booking and shipping instructions that ensure seamless coordination with sea shipping companies.
Combine LCL shipments into a single full-container load (FCL) through buyer’s and seller’s consolidation. This approach lowers costs, enhances supply chain transparency and improves cargo management, making it an efficient and cost-effective solution for global logistics.
Short sea transport provides an efficient connection between industrial regions and markets. Regular liner services between key ports offer both time and cost savings while supporting environmentally friendly transportation options. With door-to-door sea freight solutions, we deliver goods quickly and reliably. Our just-in-time deliveries also ensure materials arrive on time for your production.
We provide comprehensive transport services for offshore projects. From the safe transfer of your crew by ship or helicopter to reliable supply deliveries for offshore platforms, we’ve got you covered. Our expertise in groupage services allow us to consolidate shipments for multiple platforms, reducing costs and minimizing the environmental impact. We also offer customized solutions to support complete wind farm campaigns.
Sea transport is particularly environmentally friendly and efficient.
With regular departures and binding transit times, sea freight offers an especially reliable solution. Benefit from optimized supply chains and consistent availability.
Rely on our intercontinental transport services to connect your business with global trade routes and markets in the deep-sea sector.
We handle the full coordination of your shipments, including pre- and on-carriage. This helps us ensure full compliance with all applicable regulations at every stage.
Certified under DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, Rhenus delivers high-quality sea and inland waterway transport services, including river navigation, with full compliance to meet your highest expectations.
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As a GMP-certified provider, Rhenus guarantees quality and safety throughout the entire logistics process and ensures the safe and compliant transport of animal feed by inland waterway.
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Sea freight refers to the transportation of goods by sea, i.e. by ship. It is used for various types of goods, from raw materials such as coal and oil to finished products such as cars and electronics. Companies often use sea freight to transport large volumes of goods over long distances as it is usually more cost-effective compared to other means of transportation such as airfreight or land transport.
In general, air freight is more expensive than sea freight because of higher operating cost and the limited capacity of planes compared to cargo ships. Airfreight is often used for urgent shipments or for goods that require fast delivery, while sea freight is preferred for larger volumes over longer distances thanks to cost efficiency.
You can choose between full charter services and general cargo shipments. We can handle any type of cargo, including containers, bulk shipments, general cargo, dangerous materials, liquid goods, heavy loads and oversized project cargo. For deep sea transportation, we leverage long-standing partnerships with reputable sea shipping companies to charter vessels and deliver your goods on time worldwide. Smaller deep-sea shipments can be consolidated on one vessel for transport to your chosen destination. Sea freight consolidation can lead to cost savings for you.
With our consolidation services, buyers can combine LCL shipments with orders from multiple suppliers to reduce costs. All shipments are consolidated at one center and sent in a single FCL container delivered to the destination. For sellers, we can load multiple consignments from the same point of origin into one FCL container and send it directly to the port of destination, where the goods are unloaded and distributed to recipients. This process saves time and effort while giving you greater transparency and control across your entire transport chain.
