We are the UK’s leading air freight forwarding company, offering professional, flexible, time-efficient solutions. With regional expertise and extensive knowledge.
Utilising all major airlines to offer the best variety of international freight solutions.
Davies Turner promises to deliver with high-level communication from your local branch.
Davies Turner air cargo offers delivery from any origin to any destination worldwide.
Davies Turner has multiple delivery options, 24/7 for leading courier and e-commerce products.
With hubs all over the UK, each and every warehouse optimises its space for year-round storage with extra requirements during peak times for all warehouse storage solutions.
With over 140 years of service, we have been able to develop a strong base to house our network
Our hubs are strategically located in all major areas of the UK, to offer unrivalled coverage.
We are constantly updating our systems to best deal with your requirements.
Our global sea freight and logistics solutions run seamlessly, ensuring only the highest of standards.
Whether you’re looking for a single carton move or a much larger contract, our experienced team can ensure a quality solution.
Whether it's for a large or small project, our experienced ocean team will manage your import freight effectively and...
We offer a range of LCL solutions to meet all your supply chain needs.
Using decades of experience, Davies Turner delivers a leading cost-effective FCL service.
Davies Turner launched the Express China Rail service in January 2016, providing a fast, competitive third freight option for clients.
Pioneering DIRECT weekly consol service
Direct weekly groupage service from China to the UK
Express China Rail rates - up to 70% cheaper than air
Rail offers considerable transit time savings compared to ocean.
Our highly trained operators can provide a complete range of groupage, part load and full load service with express transit.
Managed by satellite communication, ensuring safety and control over cargo distribution.
Our road system operates an in-house customs service for a seamless import.
We maintain shipment visibility at all times to keep your shipping secure.
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We are accredited as a full authorised economic operator, ensuring that our role in the international supply chain is secure.
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Our expertise of Customs regulations combined with unique local knowledge ensures that we offer a comprehensive menu of services
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Date Added: 8 March 2021
Davies Turner reduces rates on Express China rail freight service to the UK and reintroduces FCL option A softening of buying rates post Chinese New Year has enabled Davies Turner to reduce the rates for its Express China rail freight service, which is the only direct weekly fixed-day intermodal service between China and UK. Furthermore, as a result of new rail services being launched in China, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarding and logistics company is also recommencing its FCL service, which has proven popular in the past. Tony Cole, Davies Turner’s Head of Ocean comments: “Our weekly LCL volumes on the overland rail freight service have increased from just two High Cube 40-foot consol containers per week when we started the service in 2018, to six or seven, 40-foot HC consols per week now. “The new rate of USD300.00 per 500 kg / 1 CBM will become applicable from mid-March and delivers a reduction of USD70 per 500 kg / 1 CBM on LCL shipments compared to the current rate. “The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on air freight capacity and the well-documented, ongoing problems in the deep sea/ocean freight market have seen more and more shippers, traders and co-loading freight forwarders taking advantage of the cost and time savings, as well as the greater reliability of the intermodal overland option.” Davies Turner launched its own direct weekly fixed-day rail consol import service from China to the UK in November 2018 and has seen it go from strength to strength. Bookings have increased continually. On departure from Wuhan, China, the rail service heads direct to Duisburg in Germany. Containers are then trucked under bond to the nearby port of Rotterdam for transport by ferry to Purfleet, then on-carried by truck (still secure in the same container) to Davies Turner’s regional distribution centres across the UK, where they are discharged, customs cleared and delivered to final destination. Cole concludes: “With a transit time of around 24 days from China to Dartford, our direct weekly Express China Rail service for consol and FCL traffic continues to offer a reliable and much faster service versus the all-ocean alternative from ports on China’s North Eastern and Eastern coasts.”
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