American Shipping International
Freight aircraft, container ship and haulage truck representing multimodal transport

Transport Your Shipments Across All Modes

How we ship

How your cargo actually moves

Almost everything we move goes by ocean, by road or intermodal. Which one suits you depends on the unit, the destination and how fast it has to be there.

Every booking is trackable from the portal, so you can follow the unit without calling the desk.

Air cargo pallets being loaded through the nose door of a freighter aircraft

Air Freight

Air freight, on request and rarely the right answer

We can arrange domestic and international air freight, but we do it rarely. For a vehicle or a container of general cargo it costs several times what the ocean sailing costs, and for most of what our customers ship that is not a trade worth making.

If your cargo genuinely has to be there on a fixed date and the budget carries it, ask us and we will price it. Otherwise we will put you on a sailing.

Loaded container ship under way on open water

Ocean Freight

Ocean freight, RoRo and breakbulk

We do not own vessels. We book space on the carriers that run your lane, manage the booking and the cut-off, prepare the documentation, and stay on it until the unit is loaded.

For West Africa that mostly means Sallaum and Grimaldi sailings.

Car-carrier truck loaded with vehicles on a US interstate

Land Freight

Inland collection and delivery

We use vetted truckload carriers for inland movement, and route to whichever port fits your sailing.

We can pick up cars and SUVs from major auctions such as IAA and Copart as well as dealerships before delivering them to the closest port. We can also pick up your construction equipment and trucks from auctions like Ritchie Bros, Alex Lyon and Son and IronPlanet. We do our best to ensure that these units are picked up within 2-3 days depending on the location and driver's availability.

Carriers we book with

  • Grimaldi Group logo
  • Sallaum Lines logo
  • ACL Atlantic Container Line logo
  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company logo

Tell us what you are shipping

Send us the vehicle and where it is going. We will come back with what it costs and what paperwork you need.