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Global shipping and logistics for machinery: sea freight, air freight, land transport, warehousing and customs clearance. Typical cargo: industrial equipment and machinery.

Machinery shipping & logistics in Dubai

For machinery traders importing and exporting industrial equipment and machinery.

Moving machinery through Dubai

Machinery traders deal in production lines, pumps, compressors, CNC machines and the spares that keep them running. Units are heavy, high-value and often too large for a standard container.

We plan each move from the dimensions up: the right container or flat rack, export crating, lashing, and heavy-haul trucking at both ends.

Common challenges

  • Out-of-gauge dimensions and heavy single lifts
  • Flat racks and open tops are in limited supply
  • High-value units need careful crating and lashing
  • Some destinations require pre-shipment inspection for used machinery

How we handle it

How we support Machinery Traders

  • Dimension-led planning

    Drawings, weights and lifting points reviewed before choosing equipment.

  • Special equipment

    Flat racks and open tops secured through carrier allocations.

  • Export packing

    Crating, shrink-wrapping and lashing arranged to carrier standards.

  • Project cargo coordination

    Multi-unit shipments sequenced so parts arrive in the order they will be installed.

Equipment and documents

EQUIPMENT

Containers & transport options

  • Flat rack containers
  • Open-top containers
  • 40′ high cube for crated units
  • Low-bed trailers for heavy haulage

DOCUMENTS

Typical document checklist

  1. Commercial invoice and packing list with dimensions
  2. Bill of lading
  3. Certificate of origin
  4. Pre-shipment inspection certificate where required
  5. Lifting and lashing plan for out-of-gauge units

Requirements vary by product and destination. We confirm the exact list when we quote.

Services used

Services for machinery traders

Sea Freight (FCL & LCL)

Full container (FCL) and shared container (LCL) shipping from Jebel Ali, with booking, documents and tracking handled by one team.

Air Freight

Time-critical and high-value cargo flown out of Dubai International (DXB) and Al Maktoum (DWC), with door pickup and clearance.

Machinery shipping FAQs

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What information do you need to quote machinery shipping?

Length, width, height and weight of each unit, whether it can be dismantled, lifting points if known, the pickup address and destination. Photos or drawings help us choose the right equipment.

What is out-of-gauge cargo?

Out-of-gauge (OOG) cargo is too wide, tall or long to fit inside a standard container. It is usually shipped on flat racks or in open-top containers, which cost more and need extra planning.

Tell us what you are shipping. We will reply with a clear, itemised quote.

Share origin, destination and cargo details. Our Dubai team answers on WhatsApp, phone and email.

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