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Perishables

Time is not a service level, it is the product

From fruit and vegetables to protein and seafood, perishable cargo has to arrive fast and in condition. We arrange reefer equipment, documentation and monitoring so the cold chain is not broken by a paperwork delay.

How we help

Protecting Product Integrity at Every Handoff

Perishable shipments rarely fail in mid-ocean. They fail waiting for a document, waiting for a plug, or waiting for a truck that was not booked against the discharge.

We take care of the documentation, arrange the transportation and track the shipment start to finish, precisely because those edges are where the temperature record is lost.

Our team has extensive experience with refrigerated products and will build the routing around the shelf life you actually have, not the one the schedule assumes.

What we move

Typical perishable cargo we handle:

Fresh fruit and vegetables Protein Seafood Dairy Flowers and plants Frozen goods
Services for this sector

Reefer, documentation and visibility

The parts of a perishable move that decide whether the cargo is saleable on arrival.

Reefer capability

Temperature-controlled equipment and monitoring.

Ocean freight

FCL and LCL through all major ports, on our own NVOCC.

Ocean freight

Air freight

Global airfreight when the deadline will not move.

Air freight

Customs brokerage

Licensed in-house clearance and classification.

Customs brokerage

Cargo insurance

All-risk cover arranged alongside the booking.

Cargo insurance

Supply chain visibility

Track, trace and report across lanes in WorldScope.

Supply chain visibility
Visibility

Know where it is, and what it cost

WorldScope aggregates and normalises data from multiple carriers into one system, so you can track shipments, manage documents and invoices, and report on shipping activity across every lane in one place rather than reconciling four portals.

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Licenses & memberships

UWL is a full-service licensed NVOCC, Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI), licensed and bonded freight forwarder with FMCSA broker authority, holds a National Customs House Brokerage License, and is C-TPAT certified.

See all licenses & memberships
Federal Maritime Commission Ocean Transportation Intermediary License U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs Broker License FMCSA Broker Authority Member of the NCBFAA
Get in touch

Moving perishable cargo?

Call 440-356-5353 or send the form and a member of our team will get back to you.

UWL does not handle shipments of personal effects for private individuals.

Request a quote

Tell us about the shipment and we will get back to you.

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