- AIR FREIGHT
- OCEAN FREIGHT
- PROJECT CARGO
- WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION
- CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKERAGE
AIR FREIGHT
Air Freight Forwarding
Best Choice of Options from Inter-continental Logistics Global Network Like them, you can be confident that our strategic alliances around the globe give you the flexibility to choose from a range of air and ocean freight service options. Seamlessly tailored to your precise needs, complete with end-to-end visibility.
Think together
Partnership is an over-used word, but it does go some way to describing our customer-focused services. We strive to bring much more to the relationship than simply a means of reaching your customers across the world.
Nothing demonstrates this better than our culture of Gemba; sharing your perspective and your challenges while seeking creative solutions that meet the needs of today and enable the opportunities of tomorrow.
Lead Time Based Services
Where more than one factor comes into play, we can provide:
- Express - 1-2 days for urgent cargo
- Standard - 3-5 days, flexible choice
- Economy - 5-7 days, maximizing cost effectiveness
Special Services, Balancing Capacity, Speed and Cost
When lead time is the determining factor, you can choose from:
Charter
Our global partnerships mean we can arrange charter flights to where your cargo needs to be. And we can solve issues of capacity, oversized or heavy cargo.
Sea and Air
Offering the combined benefits of cost effectiveness with faster lead times than ocean freight.
Air and Truck
And where cargo needs to be transported quickly, to or from an inland destination, we can offer a combined air and truck service.
OCEAN FREIGHT
By leveraging our strong and long-term carrier relationships, Inter-continental Logistics offers you flexible, reliable and secure ocean freight solutions. Customers value our expertise in international ocean freight forwarding across a global network that spans forty countries. They value the ability to link with other services such as air freight forwarding, multimodal transport, cross-border services, or customs house brokerage.
More than this, our customers know we understand the world from their perspective, and are working to support them and their business. The concept runs through everything we do, from finding the best schedule for shipments to selecting the best way of organizing it; splitting or sharing loads; integrating other value added services; and providing constantly reliable and quality service. Simply put – we don’t let customers down.
Full Container Load (FCL)
Our longstanding relationships with a wide range of carriers means, we are ideally placed to get space on ships and find schedules that will work, with competitive rates. Our FCL services are supported by web based tracking systems enabling you to gain visibility of your shipment status.
Less-than Container Load (LCL)
Our less than container load services give you the flexibility to meet your varying requirements, reliably and under control. Providing our own consolidation services, or Multi-Country consolidation Services (MCCS) for more complex shipments, supports you in managing freight costs and shipment times. Our LCL services are enhanced by online track and trace functions, helping you gain control over shipment visibility.
Logistics Technology
Non containerized, oversized industrial equipment and large machine parts present their own handling and stowage challenges in the supply chain. Inter-continental Logistics has the skills and diversity of experience to ensure safe, reliable movement around the globe. Services include: We are always looking for better ways to do things and have track record of innovating in logistics technology including development of double deck containers and transportation with controlled atmosphere (CA) technology.
Non Containerized Cargo
- Cargo readiness checks at port
- Loading supervision
- Port captain service
PROJECT CARGO
Customized Solutions for the Safe, Reliable Transportation of Your Logistically Challenging Cargo.
Specialized Shipping
Because Inter-Continental Logistics manages so many different modes of transportation around the world, our Project Cargo team has a wealth of local, practical expertise to call on. Working closely with your own people, they will build and manage your special project from first concept through to delivery. Whatever the size, weight or complexity of handling.
Multiple Modes of Transportation
Regardless of commodity, size, weight, or configuration, we can propose the most suitable solution by combing multiple modes from end-to-end, complete with full visibility.
- Conventional vessel
- RORO vessel
- Container break bulk loading, including oversized containers
- Air freight
- Air and marine Charter
- Inland water transport by barge
- Costal marine transportation
- Land transportation of ultra-heavy cargo by multi axel modular trailer
Project Logistics Management
We take the lead for global logistics planning, using control tower methodology, with complete visibility:
- Full turnkey base factory relocation logistics
- Project planning and project management
- Overall logistics control, right down to mobilizing and monitoring on-site teams
- Vendor management, where we have special expertise in the auto, aerospace and renewable Energy sectors
- Delivery and on-site erection
- Complete with all the necessary supporting IT solutions
Supplementary Solution
When required, we can provide all the supplementary value-added support, tailored into a fully integrated service:
- Consulting and total logistics planning
- Road survey and feasibility study
- Site supervision
- IT solutions, including progress visibility, supported with full Key Performance Indicators.
WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION
Customized warehousing solutions and strategically sited distribution centers boost your productivity and increase flexibility.
Whether you are planning to build a comprehensive international supply chain, or simply needing to manage a seasonal inventory upsurge, we can help. We have more than two million square meters of strategically sited storage distribution centers and consolidation centers, designed to support a wide range of different industries.
The value of the service we offer goes beyond inventory management and beyond supply chain visibility. Strategic location means our warehouses and distribution centers are near to major ports or hub operations. They are part of a carefully planned network that can best meet our customers’ cross-border transport needs, their just-in-time manufacturing requirements, their final mile delivery, their after sales logistics or their reverse logistics.
We provide bonded and highly specialized warehousing as part of an integrated clean room or temperature controlled supply chain. And, of course, a whole range of value added services for manufacturers and retailers.
Services Include:
Distribution Centers
Strategically located DCs designed to manage your inventory, storage, reverse logistics, and distribution requirements.
Vendor Managed Inventory
Improved stock management through demand planning, inventory forecasting and visibility.
Warehouse Site Consultancy
Advise on optimal warehouse locations to improve inventory management and distribution through better geographic placement of facilities and networks.
IT Innovation
Stock and transportation control though our internal visibility systems or WMS, providing timely and accurate visibility and planning of shipments and stock status.
Temperature Controlled Warehouse
Facilities capable of integrating into a temperature controlled supply across a wide range of industries and regulatory requirements.
Consolidation Center (CFS)
Consolidation services spanning Origin Cargo Management and Less-Container-Load (LCL) services, improve shipping efficiency, planning, and forecasting as part of an improved supply chain.
CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKERAGE
The intricacies of a global supply chain are compounded by the need for fast customs clearance and security compliance. That's why it's more important than ever to partner with a company that has the international reach, the experience, and the communications network necessary to expedite clearance.
At Inter-Continental Logistics, we understand these challenges and deliver customized solutions that ensure your transactions are timely, compliant and confidential. And by combining our Air Freight Forwarding , Origin Cargo Management, Ocean Freight Forwarding or even Cross-Border Transportation into with our Customs House Brokerage service, we will be able to build the best possible solution tailored to your needs.
While different companies specialize in different areas of customs brokerage, our professionals’ hands-on expertise spans the whole breadth of importing and exporting. Your one-stop shop for a stress-free import/export program.
Lead Time Based Services
When lead time is the determining factor, you can choose from:
- Policy & procedural manuals
- Internal Self-Assessment (ISA)
- Risk assessment
- Trade and customs advisory services
- OGA expertise
- Duty drawback
- Training workshops
- Accreditations (AEO, U.S. C-TPAT, Canada PIP, Singapore STP)
- Customized training to meet your needs
- Drawback, post entry, prior disclosure
- Global export services
Complex border crossings made seamless
High volume cross-border logistics have become a major requirement to support global trading and offshore manufacturing. But the process is becoming more complex as regulations mount, and that’s why shippers value our specialized teams, dedicated to businesses with a cross-border import/export program.