Grimaldi Lines
RoRo- UK load port
- Tilbury / Southampton
- Discharge ports
- Antwerp, Bilbao, Savona, Piraeus
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Transit
- 3 to 8 days
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Sun 18 Oct |
| Wed 28 Oct | Sun 25 Oct |
| Wed 4 Nov | Sun 1 Nov |
Air, ocean and RoRo freight forwarding from the UK to every continent
Shipping Schedules
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.
Pick a region to see the carriers we book, the UK load port, the next departure dates and the documentation closing date for each service.
Short-sea and Mediterranean tonnage runs several times a week, so most European vehicle and container bookings load within seven days of instruction.
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct | Sun 18 Oct |
| Wed 28 Oct | Sun 25 Oct |
| Wed 4 Nov | Sun 1 Nov |
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Tue 20 Oct | Sun 18 Oct |
| Tue 27 Oct | Sun 25 Oct |
| Tue 3 Nov | Sun 1 Nov |
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Fri 23 Oct | Thu 22 Oct |
| Fri 30 Oct | Thu 29 Oct |
| Fri 6 Nov | Thu 5 Nov |
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct | Mon 19 Oct |
| Thu 29 Oct | Mon 26 Oct |
| Thu 5 Nov | Mon 2 Nov |
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Mon 19 Oct | Thu 15 Oct |
| Mon 26 Oct | Thu 22 Oct |
| Mon 2 Nov | Thu 29 Oct |
| Next departures | Documents / cargo close |
|---|---|
| Thu 22 Oct | Wed 21 Oct |
| Thu 29 Oct | Wed 28 Oct |
| Thu 5 Nov | Wed 4 Nov |
Booking
Space confirmed against a named vessel or flight number.
Collection
Haulage or drive-in arranged inside the port cut-off.
Customs
Export entry, VGM and certificates filed before the deadline.
Sailing
Bill of lading or air waybill issued and sent to you.
Arrival
Agent clears, settles duty and releases to the consignee.
Every service listed in the finder above is a string we actively book, not an average of the market. Pick your destination region and you will see the carrier, the UK loading port, the discharge ports on the rotation, how often the service runs, the port-to-port transit and the next three departure dates with their documentation closing date beside them.
Vehicles moving on roll-on roll-off tonnage load weekly from Tilbury, Southampton and Portsmouth. Containers connect to mainline services from Felixstowe, London Gateway, Liverpool and Southampton several times a week, and air cargo departs daily from Heathrow, Manchester and East Midlands. Because rotations shift with vessel delays and berth windows, we confirm the named sailing or flight number in writing when the booking is raised rather than quoting a generic frequency.
The closing date matters more than the sailing date. Vehicle paperwork needs to reach us around five working days before the ship loads so the DVLA and HMRC formalities clear in time; container gate-in, the verified gross mass declaration and the export entry sit roughly forty-eight hours ahead of the vessel cut-off; air bookings close a day or two before departure. Miss the cut-off and the cargo simply rolls to the following departure, which on a fortnightly string can cost two weeks. Send the details early and we will hold space on the earliest realistic sailing for your collection date.
If you already know the region and the cargo, request a booking and we will come back with the vessel name, the loading port, the cut-off time and the documents we need from you.