WELCOME
To the Grange Shipping Web Site - an Independent
Shipping, Logistics, Forwarding, NVOCC and ERTS Company based at
Felixstowe, the leading container port in the United Kingdom.
We trade under the conditions of BIFA 2005A and are Company
members of the Institute of
Chartered Shipbrokers as well as BIFA. We are a FONASBA Quality Standards
Approved Company. Please
take a moment to browse our site. We hope it will give you an
indication of who we are, what we can do and the services we can offer
you.
NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 2010
Please contact us if you need details or further information:
- Equipment (container) shortages on most routes. UK Shipping Lines introducing Equipment Maintenance / Inspection Surcharges to (ostensibly) pay for quicker empty turnarounds.
- 1st July 2010 Increased Statutory Exam charges at Felixstowe
- UK Fuel Surcharges - are on the increase again with surcharges of 16.5% to 17.5% not uncommon.
- European and UK Trailers -
We are now able to offer a comprehensive trailer service - full and
part loads, accompanied / unaccompanied to most parts of Europe. Please
contact wendy@grangeshipping.co.uk or download a schedule here.
See our News Page for earlier articles.
Services & information
Ships Agency is attended on a country-wide basis. Our project cargo work covers hazardous goods including explosives, boats, cranes and planes, as well as the more bizarre - such as 2 white rhino's delivered alive and very much kicking!. We charter ships and operate Warehousing and a Remote Transit Shed (RTS) within the Port of Felixstowe.
The company holds a UK Home Office Section 5 licence for the legal handling of certain kinds of arms and ammunition and is a member of the Explosives Industry Group of the CBI.
For Customs Clearance we have direct computer links with Felixstowe, Tilbury, Thamesport, Southampton and Liverpool. We are closely involved with Port Health and HM Customs issues including the New Export System (NES), CAP entries and the National Computerised Transit System (NCTS). Our Links page includes updated links to HM Revenue and Customs and Shipping Lines. Further information including current Port Charges and an introduction to the company can be found on the downloads page.
The News page contains articles on rules for class 1.4S and Port Charges as well as Fumigation, Fuel Surcharges, Port Health updates, Vehicle Booking Systems (VBS) and implementation of the RHIDES driver identification scheme.
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