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A long freight train crossing a vast salt flat towards a snow-capped volcano under a bright blue sky.

Trade lanes

Five major trade corridors, planned in detail.

Gateways, indicative transit times and the key planning factor for each lane, so every schedule is built on realistic assumptions.

5 corridors

Our corridors at a glance.

Each lane page lists the gateways we use, indicative transit times by mode and the main factor that shapes the schedule.

A wide view over a sunlit container port and harbour breakwaters, with islands on the horizon.
TPEBAsia → North America

Transpacific Eastbound

The highest-volume container trade into the United States, planned around its seasonal peaks.

Key planning factor: Planning around seasonal peaks.

Lane guide
A container terminal with yellow quay cranes beside a calm blue sea under a bright sky.
TAEurope ↔ North America

Transatlantic

Shorter and more schedule-stable than the Pacific trades, with air and ocean closely matched on total cost.

Key planning factor: Choosing between air and ocean.

Lane guide
A long freight train crossing a vast salt flat towards a snow-capped volcano under a bright blue sky.
FEWBAsia ↔ Europe

Asia – Europe

Ocean, air and a proven rail option on one corridor, with routing chosen for transit time, cost and risk.

Key planning factor: Planning the gauge-change crossing.

Lane guide
Lorries moving along a motorway between green trees and farmland, seen from a bridge on a bright day.
AMERNorth, Central and South America

Intra-Americas

Road, ocean and cross-border customs working together, with the correct bond type chosen for every movement.

Key planning factor: Selecting the correct in-bond entry.

Lane guide
A harbour and breakwater on a sunny coastline, seen from the mountains above.
MESAEurope / Americas ↔ Gulf and Indian subcontinent

Middle East & South Asia

Project cargo corridors through major transhipment hubs, with documentation prepared for each destination.

Key planning factor: Documentation requirements vary by destination.

Lane guide

Side by side

The corridors compared.

Modes we work on each lane and the gateways that open the widest routing options. Transit ranges are indicative and live on each lane's page with the reasons they move.

Trade lanes compared by direction, modes and principal gateways
LaneDirectionModesPrincipal gateways
Transpacific EastboundTPEBAsia → North AmericaSEAAIRRAILShanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen → Los Angeles / Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle / Tacoma
TransatlanticTAEurope ↔ North AmericaSEAAIRROADRotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg → New York / New Jersey, Norfolk, Charleston
Asia – EuropeFEWBAsia ↔ EuropeSEARAILAIRShanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen → Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp
Intra-AmericasAMERNorth, Central and South AmericaROADSEAAIRCUSTNew York / New Jersey, Houston, Miami → Santos, Cartagena, Callao
Middle East & South AsiaMESAEurope / Americas ↔ Gulf and Indian subcontinentSEAAIRPROJOOGRotterdam, Antwerp, Houston → Jebel Ali, Dammam, Nhava Sheva

Transit times are shown as indicative ranges, with the factors that can affect them stated alongside. See port omission