Sea Freight Services

International Sea Cargo Solutions

At Scan2Freight, we manage global maritime logistics through contracted alliances with leading steamship lines. Our services are tailored to support exporters from major industrial hubs, providing secure container transport to key international ports.

Whether you require full container capacity (FCL), consolidated groupage (LCL), or Roll-on/Roll-off transport for heavy rolling machinery, we coordinate trucking, inland customs depot operations, and destination terminal deliveries.

SCAN2FREIGHT SERVES FOR FCL CONTAINER

Full Container Load (FCL) means one shipper uses an entire container exclusively. The cargo is packed, sealed at the origin, and only opened at the final destination. Scan2Freight provides end-to-end service coverage across every stage:

Major Seaports & Global Hubs We Operate Through

We coordinate container logistics, dry port filings, and ocean terminal bookings across these vital international seaports:

Core Ocean Shipping Lanes & Port Hubs

Connecting Indian manufacturing hubs directly to primary global ocean destinations:

Specialized Landlocked Transit Corridors (Mongolia & Africa)

Shipping cargo to landlocked countries requires specialized intermodal routing. Because these nations lack direct coastlines, ocean cargo must land at a nearby coastal **Gateway Seaport**, clear international transit customs, and proceed overland via dedicated rail or road transport corridors.

1. Mongolia Intermodal Corridor

Mongolia is completely landlocked between Russia and China. We coordinate container staging and rail transfers along the following routes:

• Gateway Seaport: **Tianjin Port (TSN)**, China. Cargo ships from Mundra/Mumbai to Tianjin.
• Overland Rail: Containers are transferred from vessel deck onto international railcars, clearing transit customs at the Erlian/Zamin-Uud border crossing directly to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Key Custom Documents: Chinese Transit Customs Declaration, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Master B/L (marked "In Transit to Mongolia").

2. East African Landlocked Corridors (Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan)

Serving East Africa's major inland hubs requires direct connections from Indian seaports to Kenya or Tanzania:

• Northern Corridor: Cargo lands at **Mombasa Port (MBA)**, Kenya. Transported overland via highway or standard gauge railway (SGR) to Nairobi, Kampala (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda), and Juba (South Sudan).
• Central Corridor: Cargo lands at **Dar es Salaam Port (DAR)**, Tanzania. Routed overland via road/rail directly to Bujumbura (Burundi) and Rwanda.
• Transit Bonds: We file Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) transit seals to prevent local taxation during cross-border transit.

3. Southern African Landlocked Corridors (Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi)

Southern Africa is connected via high-capacity road freight corridors from major regional ports:

• Durban Corridor: Landing at **Durban Port (DUR)**, South Africa, and routed via truck lanes north to Harare (Zimbabwe), Lusaka (Zambia), and Malawi.
• Beira & Nacala Corridors: Landing at **Beira Port (BEI)**, Mozambique, providing the shortest overland road connection to Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Essential Ocean Export Documentation Checklist

To guarantee smooth customs clearances at inland dry ports and maritime export gateways, exporters must prepare the following documentation:

• Commercial Invoice (CI): Detailed list of products, weights, values, and transaction currencies.
• Packing List (PL): Details the box count, pallet configurations, itemized contents, and physical box sizes.
• Bill of Lading (B/L): Issued by the carrier. Master B/L (MBL) covers the full ship container, and House B/L (HBL) covers LCL buyers.
• Shipping Bill: The key export customs clearance declaration processed through the ICEGATE electronic system in India.
• Certificate of Origin (COO): Attests the manufacturing country, crucial for duty calculations at destination.
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Required for chemical and battery cargos to verify hazardous levels.

Incoterms 2020 Trade Guide

Incoterms define transaction responsibilities, shipping capabilities, and risk transfers between sellers and buyers:

Marine Cargo Insurance & Risk Coverage

Ocean voyages carry risks of storm damage, container losses, or general average declarations. We coordinate complete marine cargo coverage under:

• Institute Cargo Clauses (A): Comprehensive 'All Risks' coverage, covering physical loss or damage from external causes.
• Institute Cargo Clauses (B): Intermediate cover, protecting against named risks such as ship stranding, collisions, fires, and washing overboard.
• Institute Cargo Clauses (C): Basic named perils cover, typically protecting against major accidents, ship sinking, or collisions.