Sea freight
When it comes to international transportation over long distances, Ballauf & Schopp is your experienced partner for reliable sea freight solutions. With precisely coordinated processes and a clear focus on punctuality, transparency and flexibility, we make the transportation of goods by ship efficient and future-proof. Our sea freight services are aimed at companies of all sizes – whether industrial, commercial, import or export. We combine global ship transportation with high-performance logistics on land, ensuring that your international supply chain runs smoothly, safely and predictably.
Sea freight is more than just a transport route – it is the backbone of international goods traffic. Whether sea freight containers with serial goods, machines or raw materials, complex ship transports in international supply chains or a one-off sea freight shipment: we develop customized transport solutions for your requirements.
Our sea freight forwarder analyses every inquiry in real time, selects the most efficient route, coordinates all interfaces involved and, if required, also organizes warehouse logistics and customs clearance. In this way, we offer you transparent, scalable and cost-efficient sea freight transportation.
Our range of services
As a specialist provider of international sea freight, we offer you a wide range of services – from the organization of individual container shipments to the comprehensive management of complex transport chains. Thanks to our modular structure, our sea freight solutions can be precisely combined with supplementary services such as printing and warehouse logistics, pre- and on-carriage or time-critical special transports – for smooth processes along the entire supply chain.
As an experienced logistics service provider with an international focus, Ballauf & Schopp offers sophisticated sea freight solutions that fit seamlessly into global transport chains. Whether worldwide container transportation, multimodal shipping structures or project-based shipments – we develop tailor-made concepts for your sea freight and supplement these with individual additional services along the entire supply chain if required.
Personal support - from planning to arrival
A dedicated contact person accompanies your sea freight project through all phases: from the initial needs assessment to coordination with shipping companies and authorities to on-time delivery in the destination country – reliable, competent and available at all times.
Transport capacities for pre-carriage and onward carriage
With our own fleet and contractors, we ensure seamless connections to seaports and destinations at home and abroad. Time-critical pre- or on-carriage can also be realized at short notice – tailored to ship lay times, customs times and customer-specific requirements.
Specialists for international sea freight processes
Our teams have extensive experience in handling Europe-wide sea freight projects – including sensitive goods, hazardous goods transportation and temperature-controlled goods. We always act in a solution-oriented manner and in accordance with international standards.
Location logistics in Munich - flexible and scalable
With over 3,000 m² of logistics space, we offer ideal conditions for handling, interim storage and order picking at our Munich site. The direct connection to our sea freight processes allows flexible control, for example for consolidated containers, just-in-time solutions or project-related storage.
Digital control - full transparency for every sea transport operation
From loading at the port to ship transportation to the last mile. Status reports, documents and proof of delivery can be called up digitally at any time.
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Note: For time-critical or exceptionally urgent transport requirements, classic sea freight can be flexibly expanded with our express solutions. Through the targeted combination with precisely planneddeadline logisticsand ready-to-useemergency logistics, we alsorealizehighly complex projects with fixed delivery times, short-term time windows or logistically demanding scenarios – plannable, secure and internationally scalable.
Forward planning for global supply chains
Our sea freight solutions are not only flexible, but can also be planned specifically: thanks to coordinated time slots, multimodal interfaces and seamless integration into your international transport processes.
Efficient sea freight networked throughout Europe
As a high-performance European freight forwarder, we coordinate sea freight transports via a broad network – with direct access to all relevant ports, fast pre- and on-carriage and responsive deployment planning.
30 years of experience in international sea freight
We combine in-depth expertise in sea freight logistics with digitally supported processes – for safe, documented and globally connectable ship transports under demanding conditions.
Transparency through digital documentation
Every stage of your sea freight transport – from container loading to final delivery – is accompanied digitally. With proof of delivery and optional evaluation, we create full control and traceability.
Whether raw materials, machinery or spare parts – international sea freight transportation secures global production processes. Our solutions ensure stable supply chains and punctual delivery.
For wholesalers and retailers who source goods from overseas, precise sea freight logistics are crucial. We deliver containers according to demand – plannable, transparent and with complete documentation.
Our sea freight solutions enable goods of all kinds to be shipped worldwide. With optimized customs clearance and tight scheduling, we realize ship transports exactly according to schedule.
Almost all types of goods – from heavy cargo to temperature-sensitive products – can be transported by ship. We can advise you on the best container types and security requirements.
The sea freight costs depend on the route, volume, weight, container type and special services. We create a transparent, individual sea freight offer for you.
The transportation time depends on the route, handling time and customs processes. Our planning takes all parameters into account – for realistic time windows and predictable processes.
Yes – we offer complete door-to-door solutions: from the sender to the port to the final delivery.
Ballauf & Schopp Logistic GmbH
International forwarding agency
Dieselstraße 22
D – 85748 Garching
Phone +49 89 – 321 845 – 0
Fax +49 89 – 321 845 – 50
E-mail kontakt@ballauf-schopp.de
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