Ocean Freight
Full-container (FCL) and groupage (LCL) ocean freight on the world’s busiest trade lanes, routed through UK deep-sea ports and managed door to door.
- Primary UK deep-sea hubs
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- Equipment & consolidation
- FCL · LCL
- Marine cargo cover available
- All-risk
Ocean freight remains the backbone of global trade — and the most cost-effective way to move volume. Kian Overseas books, consolidates and tracks your containers across the major east–west and north–south trade lanes, with direct relationships across the principal carrier alliances.
Whether you ship a single LCL pallet or a programme of FCL boxes a week, you get one team accountable for the whole move: origin collection, export clearance, the ocean leg, UK import clearance through HMRC CDS, and final delivery.
What this service covers.
FCL — Full Container Load
20ft, 40ft, 40ft HC, reefer and open-top equipment with rate agreements across the principal carrier alliances.
LCL — Groupage
Weekly consolidations into UK gateways, so smaller consignments still move on a reliable, costed schedule.
Port pairs & routing
Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway as primary UK hubs, with optimal routing for cost, transit and reliability.
Reefer & special equipment
Temperature-controlled and out-of-gauge equipment for sensitive or oversized cargo.
Cargo insurance
All-risk marine cargo insurance arranged on request, with claims handled in-house.
Visibility
Milestone tracking from gate-in to delivery, with proactive alerts on rollovers and ETA changes.
A clear path from booking to delivery.
- STEP 01
Book & consolidate
We secure space and equipment, consolidate LCL where relevant, and confirm the routing and all-in cost.
- STEP 02
Origin & export
Collection at origin, export documentation and clearance, and gate-in at the load port.
- STEP 03
Ocean leg
Carrier-managed sailing with milestone tracking and proactive exception management.
- STEP 04
UK clearance & delivery
Import declarations via HMRC CDS, duty/VAT handling, and final-mile delivery with proof of delivery.
Sectors we deliver this for.
Common questions.
FCL means you book a whole container; LCL (groupage) consolidates your goods with others’ in a shared container — cheaper for smaller volumes, with a defined weekly schedule.
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