Air, ocean and RoRo freight forwarding from the UK to every continent

Shipping Schedules

Sailings, flights and cut-off deadlines from the UK

Vehicles load weekly from the main UK RoRo berths, containers connect to mainline services several times a week, and air cargo departs daily. Here is how the timetable usually works and what we need from you before each cut-off.

Schedules move with vessel rotations, so we confirm a named sailing or flight in writing at the point of booking rather than quoting an average. The table below shows the gateways we load from most weeks and the cadence you can plan around.

UK gatewayModeFrequencyNotes
SouthamptonRoRo & containerWeeklyMain deep-sea vehicle gateway
TilburyRoRo & groupageWeeklyAfrica and Mediterranean tonnage
FelixstoweContainer FCL/LCL2-3 weeklyAsia, Middle East, Oceania
LiverpoolContainer FCLWeeklyNorth America and Caribbean
London GatewayContainer FCLWeeklyGlobal mainline services
Heathrow (LHR)Air cargoDailyWidest long-haul airline choice
Manchester (MAN)Air cargoDailyNorth of England consolidations
East Midlands (EMA)Air expressDailyOvernight and next-flight-out

Transit times by region

Transit is measured port to port or airport to airport and excludes customs clearance at destination. Individual country guides carry the exact figures for the lanes we run.

RegionCountries coveredAir transit (days)Sea transit (weeks)
Africa342-42-4
South America113-55-6
Oceania43-66-8
Europe321-22-3
Caribbean63-53-4
Middle East122-44-5
Asia243-54-6
Central America64-64-5
North America32-42-4
From booking to dischargeStart a booking
  1. 1

    Booking

    Space confirmed against a named vessel or flight number.

  2. 2

    Collection

    Haulage or drive-in arranged inside the port cut-off.

  3. 3

    Customs

    Export entry, VGM and certificates filed before the deadline.

  4. 4

    Sailing

    Bill of lading or air waybill issued and sent to you.

  5. 5

    Arrival

    Agent clears, settles duty and releases to the consignee.