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 air freight 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 ocean export 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
Davies Turner's export rail service offer LCL and FCL capability, moving cargo from the UK and Europe to China.
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.
DDP Smart Border solution for Road exports to the EU
New service to the South Caucasus region
Our road system operates an in-house customs service for a seamless import.
There’s no job too big or too small for Davies Turner. Our specialist capabilities ensure that we can cater to any project and ensure every customer is 100% satisfied with every project.
We are accredited as a full authorised economic operator, ensuring that our role in the international supply chain is secure.
With a long history of working with the fashion and retail industry, we are confident we can help you and your business.
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: 17 January 2022
Davies Turner’s Express China rail freight service to the UK is getting back on track! Following a difficult 2021, where soaring rail demand created by the extreme air and ocean freight difficulties contributed to operational congestion and delays, Davies Turner reports that its Express China rail freight service is getting back on track. Originally launched in 2018, the operation remains the only direct weekly intermodal consolidation service between China and UK. Tony Cole, Davies Turner’s Head of Ocean comments: “Over the last month, we have seen improved rail transit times as a result of more timely departures from China. Furthermore, our initiative to truck containers under bond direct from the rail hub in Poland to our UK depots, which offers the fastest and most reliable route, has also helped to improve operations. “Based on the arrivals into the UK over the last four weeks, the dedicated rail service is achieving an average 29-day transit time from departure in Wuhan to arrival at our UK depots.” On departure from Wuhan, China, the rail service heads direct to Malaszewicze in Poland. Containers are then trucked under bond to Dunkerque for transport by ferry to Dover, 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 an improved transit time from China to Dartford, following last year’s operational difficulties, our direct weekly Express China Rail service for consol 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.” Davies Turner says that rail has always proved to be a significantly cheaper freight option compared to air and with the current historically high ocean freight rates, it is also a competitive alternative to ocean. As one of the UK’s largest independent freight forwarding and logistics companies, in conjunction with Air Sea Transport, its long established partner in China, Davies Turner now has many years of experience in providing direct rail consol services between China and the UK.
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