
Ocean freight
When shipping from from the USA to UK or other major trade lanes, Flexport’s Ocean services offer more visibility, reliability, and savings potential.


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Heavy congestion can make your choice of import gateway critical. Felixstowe and Southampton, among UK ports, have been especially hard hit.
For inland UK services, your choice of carrier or merchant haulage is critical—as is considering rail, especially for delivery to the North.
Carrier TAWB routes to the Americas typically include just one UK port per service string, making strong relationships with all carriers key to preserving your choice of ports.

Flexport’s platform for global logistics and experts can make your supply chain agile enough to weather perfect (and imperfect) storms.

Always-on access to a dedicated service team that sees the data you see: real-time tracking, exception alerts, inventory insights. So every conversation is in context. And every interaction is more productive.

When shipping from from the USA to UK or other major trade lanes, Flexport’s Ocean services offer more visibility, reliability, and savings potential.

Get UK-tailored solutions—backed by data and led by experts—to optimize your Air strategy and increase ROI.

Gain transparency and peace of mind with our integrated tracking tools and our vetted transport partners.

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