General
By sea or air the cargo has to be palletized, filmed and labeled.
When hazardous cargo by air is concerned, the packing is specific and must be done by an IATA accredited agent.
Feel free to contact us to have more info relative to your products.
Documents to provide are:
- Packing list
- Commercial invoice
To get more info you may watch our clip “How to understand a sea shipment”
Maritime
Into 1×20’ DRY can fit on ground:
- 11 pallets EURO (80*120cm)
- 10 pallets ISO or VMF (100*120cm)
Into 1×40’ DRY can fit on ground:
- 24 pallets EURO (80*120cm)
- 21 pallets ISO or VMF (100*120cm)
We invite you to watch our video “Containers” to get more details about each type of container specifications
The cut off date is the deadline to present the container on terminal, ready to be loaded.
This is usually 48 to 72 H before vessel departure.
To get more info you may watch our clip “How to understand a sea shipment”
As the Bill of Lading (BL) is the seafreight shipment document, it is issued at vessel sailing, and will be delivered 24 to 72H after departure.
Air
Maximum height allowed is 160 cm on a passenger flight (most frequent). Beyond cargo will be loaded on a cargo flight.
Your cargo can load on different types of flight:
- “OK PAX” flights which receive both passengers and cargo. Your cargo will be loaded in the hold.
- « Cargo Aircraft Only» (CAO). This type of flight is mandatory for over height 160 cm and hazardous cargo not accepted on passenger flights.
Flying safety measures are necessary to protect civil aviation against illicit acts.
For airfreight the cargo must be secure before boarding. Cargo is checked and scanned by X-Ray or specialist dog breeder team.
Dogs take action to secure the freight when cargo is:
- Opaque shrink wrapped
- In barrels
- Out of gauge
- Unattainable cargo (ex: in the middle of the pallet…)
As the Air Way Bill (AWB) is the airfreight shipment document, it is issued at flight departure, and will be delivered a copy 24 to 72H after departure.