Ocean Shipping
We’re here to make your global ocean freight move around the world with ease. Optimize your ocean shipping by accessing more capacity and competitive rates through our major ocean shipping alliances.
- Secure capacity even in tight markets, with a leading forwarder of ocean freight from China to the U.S. in the Transpacific Eastbound (TPEB) trade lane.
- Plan for fluctuating market demand and stay agile. Trust our ocean freight experts who will troubleshoot in real time, across time zones.
- Reduce your need for multiple providers with our global suite of services—from ocean, air, and customs to surface transportation.
Ocean Freight Solutions
Get the right ocean service for your business, even within short timelines and tight budgets. Our experts analyze your freight characteristics in the context of current market conditions and help improve your strategy.
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Full Container Load (FCL)
Move your FCL ocean freight reliably and cost-efficiently—we’ll help tailor the movement of your goods for maximum speed.
All Regions
Less than Container Load (LCL)
For your smaller freight shipments, leverage our LCL services and scheduled departures from all major ports to ensure your LCL sea freight deadlines are met.
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All Regions
Drayage
Reduce your ocean freight costs and keep your ocean shipments moving. Streamline processes with our drayage services that bridge the gap between ocean, customs, and inland transportation. Work with a single provider skilled in marine drayage capacity management to improve handoffs between parties and get your ocean freight delivered.
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North America
Oceania
Latin America
Buyer's Consolidation
Reduce your costs and increase your capacity options—we’ll combine and palletize your cargo with different manufacturers and load it into dedicated full-load containers.
All Regions
Expedited FCL Services TAWB
Quickly move your freight along the Trans-Atlantic Westbound (TAWB) trade lane—from any major port in Europe to the United States. Combat delays with more capacity options and leverage transload and direct delivery services.
North America
Europe & UK
Expedited FCL Services TPEB
Deliver your time sensitive cargo from Asia to the United States via one of the fastest ocean services. Then, save even more time with transload and direct delivery services out of any U.S. port.
North America
Asia
Coastal Shipping
Save up to 60% from your transportation budget with domestic coastal shipping in Australia. It’s your natural choice over air, road, and rail service.
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Oceania
Customs Brokerage & Trade Compliance
Integrate your ocean shipping with customs brokerage services to efficiently clear your sea freight through customs. Work with our Trusted Advisor® experts to calculate taxes and duties, properly classify goods, and ensure compliance.
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North America
Europe & UK
Latin America
Oceania
Marine Cargo Insurance
Protect the value of your ocean shipments with all-risk cargo insurance. Explore your policy choices—including transactional coverage and annual policies—to ensure your coverage matches your exposure risk.
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North America
Europe & UK
Smooth sailing for your global ocean freight
Stay agile—no matter what the market has in store—with our expansive ocean capacity offerings and competitive rates.
As a leading NVOCC, our information advantage and full suite of logistics solutions deliver the real-time support and solutions your supply chain deserves.
Whether you have enough freight to fill an ocean container or only want to pay for the space you use, our full container load (FCL) and less than container load (LCL) solutions can cover all the angles.
Testimonials
During the unprecedented global supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Henry Schein, an industry leader and worldwide distributor of medical supplies, turned to C.H. Robinson for help meeting their growing needs and demanding deadlines. When thousands of shipments of essential supplies—millions of masks, gloves, and other PPE supplies—needed to be delivered around the world, they leveraged our global suite of services, including air, ocean, customs brokerage, and surface transportation.
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Deliver on your customer promises, while you operate on your schedule. With our industry-leading air freight services you can better meet increasingly globalized market demands and capacity requirements across multiple trade lanes—even at the last minute.
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Truckload
Access reliable, consistent truckload capacity at competitive rates—we move the most truckload freight of any company in the world. Our truckload services make it easy to secure capacity and manage transportation costs.
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Customs brokerage and trade compliance
Keep your freight moving worldwide with less uncertainty and compliance risk. Work with our licensed, in-house brokers to clear shipments through customs quickly—and without extra costs.
Learn moreConnect your global supply chain with a single platform
Automate, optimize, and manage every aspect of the shipment lifecycle across multiple vendors with Navisphere®, our single, global, multimodal transportation management system. It’s a complete digital ecosystem that streamlines complexity and improves efficiency up and down your supply chain.
- Gain connectivity for every step of your shipment journey, from purchase order management and quoting to tracking and invoicing.
- Drive smarter solutions for your supply chain with an unmatched information advantage—you’ll have access to the most shipment, routing, and carrier data in the industry.
- Increase your speed and efficiency with capabilities in our system or in your own TMS or ERP—from bids to billing.
Get the latest global freight forwarding and market insights
Stay up to date with market changes that impact air and ocean capacity at the trade lane level—everything you need to navigate global shipping.