Value-added service options may vary by origin, destination and freight service selected. For more information on NVOCC services, access the UPS NVOCC Terms and Conditions. For more information on Supplier Management and Ocean Freight Forwarding Services, access the UPS Supply Chain Solutions (Ocean Freight Forwarding) Terms and Conditions. If more information is still required, please call your local UPS Service center
Ocean Freight
If you're considering expanding to new markets, UPS ocean freight services can help. As an experienced NVOCC, we’ll be with you every step, with up-to-the-minute customs expertise, visibility and communication.
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No matter what you’re shipping—or at what speed—there’s a customer waiting for it. So, we’ll be with you every step of the way.
Full Container Load (FCL)
To meet your unique routing and transit-time needs, use our bargaining power to access multiple vessels, carriers and alliances, with departures from major global ports.
Less-Than-Container Load (LCL)
When you don't have enough cargo for a full container, we coordinate the sharing of space within a container. Offered in most major ports. Economical, usage-based pricing with FCL frequency, routing and visibility.
UPS Trade Direct® Ocean
Freight consolidation, ocean transportation, customs clearance, deconsolidation and delivery to multiple addresses within a destination country, with port-to-door and door-to-door service from shipper to consignee. Available from more than 70 ports.
UPS Preferred Ocean Services
Keeping up with the needs of demanding buyers isn’t always easy, especially if you constantly have one eye on your own bottom line.
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Not every shipment is alike and not every shipment is simple. If yours has special requirements, we’re here to help make it easy.
If you’re moving specialized equipment or your shipment involves charter vessels, we can help with a customized solution fit to your specific requirements. Take advantage of worldwide capacity and global coverage, managed costs and reliable project continuity.
Your job is to keep up-to-the-minute track of cargo, vendors, POs and shipments. Know where your goods are, how they’re moving and when they’re arriving.
We’ve been in transportation and logistics for more than 100 years, so we’re used to being on the front lines of customs brokerage.
Improperly shipping dangerous goods can be costly financially, to your reputation and to your ability to ship. Dangerous goods are defined as articles or substances capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment, and which are shown in the Dangerous Goods Regulations lists.
Declared value enables you to easily increase the maximum liability of UPS Supply Chain Solutions for a shipment that is lost or damaged. In accordance with industry norms and to facilitate low rates, UPS Supply Chain Solutions limits its liability on shipments by default.
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Rising Ocean Rates: Preparing for an Early 2024 Ocean Peak Season
Learn the key factors causing significant rate increases in the ocean freight market and the strategies your business needs to know for an early ocean peak.
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Mitigating Suez Canal Trade Disruptions in 2024
What you should know about the situation occurring in the Suez Canal and how your business can stay prepared.
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Ocean Freight Shipping Guide
Our Ocean freight shipping guide discusses the different ocean shipping options, the benefits of each option and answers some of the most frequently asked questions.
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