Sea freight to and from Lebanon
A full container of your own, or a share of one. Either way the shipment is booked, followed from the port of loading to the port of discharge, and cleared in Lebanon by our own brokers.
Global Aim has moved cargo by sea between Lebanon and the rest of the world since 2008 — most of it on the China and Far East lanes, and the rest from Europe and the wider Middle East.
Where the cargo is picked up matters as much as the sailing. Under Ex-Works we take it over at your supplier, arrange the inland leg to the port of loading and see its papers authenticated in the country of origin, so it reaches the port ready to be loaded. Under FOB we take over once it is already at the port.
At the Lebanese end the file stays with us: clearing is done by our own brokers rather than passed to a broker down the street, and inland haulage from the port is ours as well.
What a sea shipment includes
- Full container loads
- A container of your own, port to port.
- LCL consolidation
- Share a container, pay for the volume you use.
- Ex-Works
- Collected at your supplier and taken to the port.
- FOB
- Taken over at the port of loading.
- Customs clearing
- Cleared in Lebanon by our own brokers.
- Trucking
- Inland haulage from the port.
- Cargo insurance
- Fire, water damage and total loss.
A full container, or a share of one
A full container load is the simpler of the two: the box is yours, it is loaded with your goods only, and nothing on it waits for another buyer's cargo.
If your commodities do not require a full container, you can opt for a consolidated container instead: you reserve a specific volume within a shared container alongside other buyers, and pay for that volume rather than for the whole box. It is the usual answer for a first shipment, for samples, and for anyone buying from several suppliers at once.
Both arrive the same way. The difference is what you pay for, not how the file is handled.
Questions
The four we are asked most often before a first sea shipment.
- Do you handle both full containers and part loads?
- Yes. A full container load is a box of your own. If your goods do not fill one, LCL consolidation reserves you a specific volume inside a shared container alongside other buyers.
- Can you collect the cargo from my supplier?
- Yes, under Ex-Works. We arrange the inland leg from your supplier to the port of loading and see the papers authenticated in the country of origin, so the cargo reaches the port ready to load. Under FOB we take over once it is at the port.
- Do you clear the shipment in Lebanon as well?
- Yes. Clearing is done by our own brokers rather than passed to a third party, and inland haulage from the port is handled by us too.
- What do you need to quote a sea shipment?
- A packing list is usually enough to start. Send it on WhatsApp or by e-mail and we will take it from there.
The rest of what we do
Sea is one lane of several. The same desks handle the others.
Tell us what you are moving.
A packing list is usually enough to start.