The last 80 miles cost more than the first 12,000.
Demurrage. Storage. Waiting time. Missed delivery slots. Failed retailer bookings. Ocean freight is only half the journey.
Ocean shipments often arrive home with extra contacts attached.
Sea freight rarely moves on its own. There is the carrier, the agent at origin, the customs broker, the haulage company at the port, and the warehouse. By the time the goods reach you, you have been in conversation with five different teams.
We absorb that. You speak to us. We coordinate the carrier, the agent, the customs, and the road haulage. One contact, one invoice, one set of updates.
- FCL full container load shipments worldwide
- LCL less than container load and groupage for smaller volumes
- Export and import ocean freight from UK ports
- Customs clearance coordinated at UK ports through our trusted customs agent
- Container haulage from all major UK ports
- Coordination with origin and destination agents
- Regular updates throughout transit
- POD on delivery
- One invoice regardless of how many legs the shipment takes
Results from our ocean freight clients.
Our tailored ocean freight solution helped a UK FMCG client cut its total logistics expense by 10% through coordinated routing and carrier management.
Consistent on-time delivery performance across international ocean freight movements, reviewed weekly and acted on continuously.
We refuse to accept that delays are the carrier's problem.
When ocean shipments are late, the easy answer is to blame the shipping line. We do not. We log every late or delayed container movement, review it weekly, and act on the patterns. In one case, that meant negotiating directly with shipping lines for priority offloading and KPI-tracked on-time performance for our clients.
Read the full story on How We Work →Five steps from enquiry to continuous improvement.
Tell us your requirement
Share the origin, destination, volume, goods type, and timeline.
We confirm routing and pricing
We confirm carrier options, FCL or LCL, and pricing for your trade lane.
We manage documentation
We handle booking, bill of lading, customs clearance, and coordination with agents at both ends.
We deliver and update
We coordinate final delivery and keep you informed throughout the movement.
You get continuously improved service
Every completed shipment is reviewed weekly. We identify patterns, act on them, and use those learnings to improve the service over time.
Everything you need, coordinated through one contact.
Have an ocean freight requirement?
Call 0141 363 1100 or email enquiries@tseurope.co.uk and we will come back to you with a quote.
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