Air Freight

Air Freight

We are your reliable source for air freight services to meet your changing needs and we are pleased to present this service for you to deliver your urgent cargoes. Our team is ready to meet your air freight services requirements with reliability and professionalism and help you process your cargo and deliver to any part of the world.

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AIR WAYBILL

Air Waybill is a multifunctional tool that allows you to simultaneously achieve many goals. The main purpose of AWB is to confirm the existence of a contractual relationship between the consignor and the cargo carrier, represented by an airline and an agent. This document must be certified by the signatures and seals of the shipper or the company acting as his agent.
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AIR FREIGHT PACKING

It is the consignor’s responsibility and obligation to pack their shipment so that it is suitable for air transportation as well as to take care that the package meets the requirements set by the destination country. These requirements vary country by country.
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ADVANTAGE

Shipping by air offers the advantage of a high level of security, as the airport safety controls over cargo are tightly managed. Tightly managed airport controls also reduce the cargo exposure to theft and damage.

 

 

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DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATIONS

Some items may endanger the safety of an aircraft or persons on board it. The air transportation of these dangerous materials can either be forbidden or restricted. And all DGR shipments need to be correctly identified, classified, packed, marked, labelled and documented, packed in quality packaging that is constructed and closed to prevent leakage

Prohibited cargoes for AIR FREIGHT

There are additional restrictions on air cargo for items that may endanger the aircraft or passengers’ health or safety, or cause property damage, the main categories being:

  • Explosives: fireworks and firecrackers, detonating fuses, etc.;
  • Gases: such as compressed gas, dry ice, fire extinguisher, gas cartridge, inflated ball, respirator, explosive automotive airbag, aerosol, gas lighter, gas cylinder, and lamp bulb etc.;
  • Flammable liquid: e.g. paint, gasoline, alcohol, engine oil, camphor oil, engine starting fluid, turpentine, thinner, mucilage, perfume, insect sprays,  air freshener etc.
  • Flammable solid, pyrophoric substances, and substances that emit flammable gases in contact with water: e.g. activated carbon, titanium powder, copra, castor products, rubber debris, safety matches, dry white phosphorus , dry yellow phosphorus, magnesium powder, and solid gum, etc.
  • Toxic and infectious items: pesticides, lithium batteries
  • Corrosive items: e.g. batteries, alkaline battery electrolyte
  • Magnetic substances without degaussing packaging, magnetic steel and other strong magnetic products: e.g. currency detectors, speakers, magnets
  • Items dangerous to public health: e.g. corpses & bones (inc. incinerated), untanned hides, animal bones not processed with chemicals
  • Oxidizers, organic peroxides, radioactive materials & corrosive items: e.g. chemical medicines, lab chemicals (potassium permanganate, sulphuric acid)
  • Powder, liquids, pastes, and other items with danger signs on their packaging
  • Biochemical products and infectious materials of all kinds: e.g. bacillus anthracis, dangerous pathogens, medical wastes

Biochemical products and infectious materials of all kinds: e.g. bacillus anthracis, dangerous pathogens, medical wastes
Other restrictions will apply due to national laws and regulations of specific airlines. One example is that following the discovery of bombs on a flight due to leave the UK in 2010, the Government imposed a temporary ban on the carriage of printer cartridges from unapproved shippers.

Individuals who are sending personal effects or household items in a crate have to supply a full packing list.

Advice: in order for our team to respond to your request as soon as possible, it is important to send us full information about your cargo, the priority is the commodity of the cargo, place of shipment, place of delivery, dimensions, number of pieces, volume and weight.

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AIR FREIGHT Options

The majority of shippers will opt for the relatively affordable option of Consolidated Freight. this is where the freight forwarder combines your shipment with others to create a more cost-effective load and gets better rates from the airline due to the economy of scale.

It does take time to put together loads this way and the flights handling consolidated freight are less frequent than dedicated services.

Companies who have more goods to ship may fill a scheduled plane hold and they can use a ‘Back to Back’ or Direct service. This will often travel on the next available flight direct to its destination, using just one Master Airway Bill (MAWB).

At considerable extra cost it is possible to arrange Aircraft Charter of a freight plane. This is paid for in advance, cancellation charges are steep and the customer pays for a round trip.

We can offer the usual options including collection, customs clearance, delivery and also special cargo requirements.