OCEAN FREIGHT
The World is Your Oyster
With our broad product range we cover different equipment types and consolidation services to ensure your cargo reaches the right place, at the right time, in a cost-efficient way. In order to deliver highest reliability we have planned space protection from every major container port in the world.
Our Products
All products include:
- Global Availability
- Reliable Lead Times
- Optional Cargo Insurance
- End-to-end visibility
- Optional Customs Brokerage
- Liquid Cargo
DHL Ocean Direct FCLFull-Container-Load
- Capacity and space protection from and to all major ports globally
- Shipments covered by our own Bills of Lading – Danmar Lines
- A huge variety of pick-up and delivery options in any country
- Rigorous vendor selection and quality management process
- Transportation of dangerous goods
- Flexitanksundefined for non-hazardous liquid transportation
- Ocean Secureundefined for GPS enabled tracking in real time
- Index Linked Container Contracts (ILCC) that align customer rates with market dynamics
- Dedicated customs experts throughout the DHL network
- All shipments and orders can be tracked 24/7 via the internet
- Green Danmarundefined option to select a more carbon efficient carrier that best fits customer operational needs
DHL Ocean Container ManagementFCL Inland Services
- Shipment visibility from end-to-end
- Inland services for pre and on-carriage
- Import/export customs brokerage
DHL Ocean Connect LCLLess-than-Container-Load
Operating our own LCL network globally, we serve more than 45,000 point pairs with around 2,500 scheduled direct sailings per week, to and from all major ports and inland points.
Managed from end-to-end with our own network experts ensures predictability in our Customers supply chains, keeping deadlines, and promises towards the end Customer.
- Planned space protection from every major container port in the world
- More direct services, cutting transit times to a minimum, and avoiding transshipment and double handling
- Cargo is handled and checked in our own/approved warehouses at all locations
- A huge variety of pick-up and delivery options
- Scheduled and guaranteed – ‘Shipped as Booked’
- Our services are provided by over 4,000 trained Ocean Freight specialists in more than 330 locations
- Containers are controlled and monitored from loading to arrival
- Dedicated customs experts throughout the DHL network
- All shipments and orders can be tracked 24/7 via the internet
See when the next departures are with our Global LCL Sailing Schedulefor ocean freightFor Ocean Freight
DHL Ocean SpecialConventional Load Services
- Worldwide availability
- Available for break-bulk cargo
- Available for roll-on/roll-off cargo
- Shipment visibility from end-to-end
- Import/export customs brokerage
DHL Ocean AssemblyBuyers Consolidation For Single & Multiple Countries
- Worldwide availability
- Cost efficiency through Customer’s Supply Chain optimization
- Shipment visibility from end-to-end and in real time
- Import/export customs brokerage
DHL Ocean CharterCargo Vessel Charter
This service meets the needs of customers with large non-containerized cargo who need to charter vessels to transport their goods, guaranteeing capacity and delivery times.
Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) is integral to this service and all carriers are vetted and pre-approved.
- Part and full vessel charter options
- Any size and any weight global transportation
- Route study/assessment for oversized and heavy cargo
- Shipment visibility from end-to-end
- Import/export customs brokerage
DHL Ocean ThermonetTemperature Controlled Ocean Freight
Designed for temperature-controlled ocean freight life science shipments that require real-time visibility and active monitoring.
- Expert Network - staff trained on Goods Distribution Practice (GDP) regulations with periodic refresh and audits
- Quality and Compliance – through quality management system and GDP guidelines
- Cold Chain Design and Implementation – customized lane level SOP management with exception management
- IT Platform ’LifeTrack’ – specifically designed for the Life Science industry
- Visibility and Monitoring – end-to-end and in real time, 24/7/365 temperature, humidity, shock and light monitoring using Container Security Devices
Watch our DHL Ocean Thermonet video
1 At carrier's discretion
2 When purchased with our additional Service for DHL Ocean Direct FCL, DHL Ocean Connect LCL, DHL Ocean Assembly
Specialist Ocean Freight Services
DHL Flexitanks
Transportation of Bulk Liquids- A multi-layered bladder that holds up to 24,000 liters
- Fits into a standard 20ft ocean freight container
- For non-hazardous liquids
An environmentally-friendly solution for the transportation of bulk non-hazardous liquids. This multi-layer bladder is designed to fit into a 20-foot standard ocean container, effectively turning it into the equivalent of an ISO tank.
- An excellent alternative to ISO tanks, IBC totes and drums
- Suitable for non-hazardous liquid chemicals, beverages and bio-fuels
- Up to 31% increased volume for cargo transportation
- Contaminant-free Flexitanks are manufactured using virgin films, preventing contamination of goods
- No repositioning cost
- Save money on loading and unloading
DHL Ocean Secure
Increased Visibility & Control- Container security devices mounted to the container to monitor the location and condition of cargo
- Communication networks to transmit data from device/container to remote users via GSM
- Visibility platform to track shipments close to real time and manage situations
DHL Ocean Secure uses container security devices that utilize mobile GSM networks to communicate and provide visibility on an online platform. It is a service element of DHL Ocean Direct FCL, providing visibility, security and flexibility to assure a reliable door-to-door shipment, improving transparency across trade lanes.
- In-transit visibility: Monitoring of mission critical parameters and notification of remote users in case of exception
- Container position: Tracking of whereabouts of the container during the trip through GSM and/or GPS
- Container condition: Monitoring of several parameters for the container: temperature, humidity, light
- Container integrity & security: Monitoring of container door opening with notification by e-mail, SMS or call
DHL Green Danmar
Carbon-Efficient Ocean Freight- Selection of green carriers: 5% more carbon efficient than industry average
- Provided through Danmar Lines, DHL’s own NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier)
- Neutralize your emissions at the best price without any additional efforts
DHL Green Danmar uses carbon-efficient ocean freight, with a carrier who is over 5% more carbon-efficient than the industry average, to meet your environmentally conscious needs. Offered with our DHL Ocean Direct FCL product and proved through Danmar Lines, DHL's own NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier).
When combined with our additional offsetting solution, you can transform your consignment into a CO2 free shipment to further improve your carbon efficiency.
- Your operational needs met by a selection of green carriers
- Genuine proof of carbon reduction and efficiency improvements to substantiate your external sustainability communication
- Benefit from DHL’s environmental carrier evaluation and carbon efficiency database
DHL Ocean View
Visibility Made Simple- Online tool providing enhanced shipment visibility
- Data consolidation from multiple sources
- Intelligent forecasting of milestones
Providing the visibility you need.
- Precise information: online platform that provides information from multiple sources with smart forecast and near-real time shipment status enabling you to take fast and proactive solutions
- Better user experience: simple to use tool with no staff training or IT setup required
- Reduces costs: ability to reduce costs improving end-to-end supply chain planning
Why Choose Us?
In today's economy it's difficult to predict freight volumes, rates and capacity with any certainty. That's why an Ocean Freight Forwarding partner who offers unrivaled expertise, flexibility and scale makes sense.
- With our DHL Ocean Direct Full-Container-Load (FCL) and DHL Ocean Connect Less-than-Container-Load (LCL) products you have shipping flexibility allowing you to respond quickly to your customer’s needs
- A global network of dangerous goods trained staff ensure compliance with industry standards and a compliant delivery process across the world
- On the ground presence in over 190 countries, over 60 national gateways and 9 multinational gateways means we are where you and your cargo needs us
- Scheduled departures and fixed lead-times ensure reliability and predictability enabling you to concentrate on your core business
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