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Ocean freight

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Overview

DER-Trans is one of the largest global freight forwarders operating within a worldwide network. Customized solutions for your specific ocean freight requirement are at the heart of our services. DER-Trans can offer a flexible range of global and local Ocean Freight services for both Less-Than-Container Load (LCL) and Full-Container Load (FCL) shipments. These are backed by comprehensive Ocean Freight Management Services as well as Break-bulk, Project Forwarding, Partial and Full Charter Services. With weekly services on more than 600 routes connecting 10,000 points port-pairs your freight is in capable hands on the high seas, and beyond.

Our difference

Regardless of the size of your business, our dedicated implementation teams will ensure a smooth and quick introduction to our systems while with DER-Trans Trak you will always be up-to-date on the current status of your shipments.

Our services

We have developed numerous service offerings taking individual particularities into account. From the Pacific to the East China Sea and the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, we have thought of everything. For a reliable, cost-effective and efficient service, {{site-name}} proposes customized solutions.

Full Container Load (FCL)

We provide reliable global integrated door to door FCL services, operating weekly services with 289 Ocean carriers, serving more than 10,000 points port-pairs all over the World.

The Full Container Load (FCL) service by {{site-name}} include three service levels designed to meet all your requirements: FCL Collaborative, FCL Dynamic and Lean FCL.


We work with all container type, serving 237 countries door to door. We operate with multiple carriers, with all Shipping Lines Alliances.

Less than Container Load (LCL)

We operate weekly services on more than 600 lanes, covering more than 10,000 points port-pairs.

{{site-name}} offsets 100% of its less-than-container-load (LCL) logistics offering to provide you with a shipping solution to move your finished goods to the customer or move goods between factories, reducing your carbon footprint at no extra cost. Choose a provider that fully understands your industry and can provide the best solution to move regionally or globally without compromising on speed, rates or quality of service.

Our Less than Container Load (LCL) solutions provide you with a global network of LCL specialists, covering 1000 locations using our strategic gateways and 10,000 port pairs, providing weekly direct door to door solutions. From origin to destination, using our services, you have the flexibility to move your cargo, whatever the size, wherever the location with the reassurance that your shipment is safe, fully visible and using the best possible routes and services.

Freight management services

We provide a complete range of freight management services which cater to every aspect of transporting your cargo.

Included within our Standard range of services are: carrier booking, EDI interfacing, standard dashboard, carrier management, carrier allocation optimization, shipment and purchase order visibility, document & purchase order management and vendor management.

You have a choice of four different packages within our standard service and additional services are available at each level and which can easily be combined with your service choice.

Client consolidation

We provide buyer and seller consolidation, distribution center bypass, transload, multi-country consolidation and temporary storage plus of course purchase order and vendor management.


Our Consolidation services are designed to help you with all kinds of challenges including:

Balancing & minimizing your transportation spend

Vendor/Supplier reliability

Control over transportation cost per unit

Unplanned changes in mode of transport causing increase transport cost

Optimal container utilisation

Ideal consolidation versus need date for product

Value added services in CFS at origin

Reduce required warehouse space at destination