NVOCC Services
Ocean carriage arranged on vessels run by the shipping lines, with one accountable point of contact for your cargo.
What an NVOCC does
A Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier, or NVOCC, provides ocean transport to shippers without operating the ships themselves. It arranges space on vessels run by the shipping lines and takes responsibility for organising the shipment around that space.
For our customers, that means one accountable contact for sea carriage. We arrange the ocean leg, coordinate the documents and clearances on either side of it, and shape the arrangement to the cargo you need to move.
What the service covers
- Space on carrier services
- Container space arranged on vessels operated by established shipping lines.
- Port-to-port carriage
- Your cargo carried from the port of loading to the port of discharge under one arrangement.
- Documentation
- Shipping documents prepared and managed for the movement.
- Customs clearance
- Export and import clearance coordinated with the booking.
- Cargo insurance
- Cover for the goods in transit, arranged where applicable.
- One point of contact
- A single team answerable for the shipment, instead of several parties to chase.
How an NVOCC shipment runs
Every shipment is planned individually. Send us the details and we will set out how yours would move.
Cargo and route
You tell us what is moving, between which ports and by when.
Space secured
We arrange space on a carrier service that fits the route and the schedule.
Documents and clearance
Paperwork is prepared and export formalities are completed.
Ocean transit
The cargo sails, and the shipment is followed through to arrival.
Release
Import clearance is coordinated and the cargo is released at destination.
Other services
- Sea Freight (FCL & LCL)Full and shared container shipments, planned port to port on the right carrier service.
- Customs ClearanceImport and export clearance, classification and documentation handled with care.
- Dangerous Goods (DG) CargoHazardous cargo prepared, declared and booked to the rules of the sea.
- Refrigerated (Reefer) CargoTemperature-controlled containers for cargo that must stay cold or frozen.
- Buyers ConsolidationConsignments from several suppliers combined into one well-used container.
- WarehousingSecure storage and cargo handling before shipment or after arrival.
Tell us about your cargo.
Send the commodity, volume, ports and timing, and we will reply with how we would arrange the carriage.