During the development of our in-house IT solutions we focused on two main areas. To create an added value for our customers and to constantly improve our internal efficiency and quality. In our efforts to always offer the best IT solutions we carefully listen to the needs and requirements of our customers. From this we learn and try to constantly improve our systems.
Today, OVERSEAS-FREIGHTERS uses the latest web-based system and EDI solutions with customers, agents and international web platforms. Our customer portal is equipped with IT tools which makes the work of our customers much easier.
Thanks to our longstanding and excellent partnerships with all relevant shipping lines who offer routes to Africa you take benefit of our favorable buying rates and have, due to both our long-term experience and knowledge of the special requirements which are necessary to have in the African market, a significant competitive advantage and everything from one source.
On the basis of our dependable agent network we can offer global shipments towards Africa and a door-to-door service into nearly all destinations in Africa.
We offer weekly, many direct, reliable and quick self-operated consolidated container services towards more than 80 destinations in Africa.
On request we can take over your goods ex works from Germany, Scandinavia and nearly everywhere in Europe and deliver them "door-to-door to AFRICA".
Our objective is to ensure a safe and quickest possible transport of your shipments. Our vast experience with the African mentality and infrastructure gained during many travels in Africa is a key competitive advantage to the benefit of our customers.
As the first and the most experienced company in the world we operate an independent online portal to provide an easy and straightforward tool to apply for waivers / ECTN electronica lcargo tracking notes for all mandatory African countries.
It does not matter from where you like to ship goods to Africa, it does not matter whether or not you ship with us or another shipping line / NVOCC–as independent service provider it is a pleasure for us to create and apply the waiver / cargo tracking note at the related authorities for you and warrant that the documents and data provided to us are handled in strict confidence.
service for You
LCL/LCL - less container loads
FCL/FCL - full container loads
Door to Door to Africa
Non containerized loads
Reliable agency network
Issuing Waiver / Cargo Tracking Notes for all African countries
Place of jurisdiction Germany
Transport/Marine insurance facilities
Newsletter
Please keep yourself up-to-date and hundreds of sea miles ahead of your competitors. You’ll regularly receive our current LCL schedules / lists of sailings and we’ll inform about all important Africa-related news and recent sea freight surcharges. At any time it is very easy and straightforward to unregister yourself from receiving the newsletter or update your personal data.