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
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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.
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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: 29 December 2023
Spiralling ocean freight shipping rates become a reality Davies Turner's ocean freight department is seeing the predicted increases in container shipping costs stemming from the crisis in the Red Sea region become real as shipping lines are desperately trying to recoup the cost of sending vessels from the Far East to the Mediterranean, North Europe and US East Coast via the Cape of Good Hope rather than heading through the Suez Canal. As we saw during the Covid years when there were huge disruptions in supply chains, if there is still an urgent need to get shipments moving, then businesses will have to pay an awful lot more to do so. Data on the Xeneta platform indicates rates per feu stood at USD1,875 between the Far East and Mediterranean on 14 December – already an increase of 25% on the previous week. However, it has been reported that shippers are being quoted upwards of USD6,500 for high priority shipments on MSC's Diamond Tier service, and Xenata has said that whilst this price is not the market average yet, it is what businesses will have to pay for urgent shipments. In the next 10 days or so, it may well become the market average. The Suez Canal is a critical artery for global trade so disruption caused by the missile attacks will not be solved quickly or easily. We expect ocean freight shipping rates will continue to rise, and shipping lines have already announced all kinds of ‘recovery cost surcharges’ even for trades which are only indirectly impacted by the problems in the Red Sea. With Chinese Lunar New Year also on the way and the traditional increases in demand that brings, the cost of ocean freight shipping could grow even more dramatically. Davies Turner is committed to helping clients manage this difficult situation and mitigate where possible additional costs incurred. Our oceanfreight team will endeavour to keep in close contact with all clients to provide up-dates on specific movements. For more information about Davies Turner’s ocean freight forwarding and logistics services, please contact ocean@daviesturner.co.uk or visit the relevant pages of this website.
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