Services · Freight services

The workhorse, without the guesswork.

Economical shipping for volumes large and small (full containers, weekly LCL consolidations and multimodal routings) made transparent, reliable and affordable.

Ocean moves most of the world's trade because nothing else touches its economics, and almost nothing else hides its costs so well. We put every carrier option side by side: price, transit time and every surcharge included, so the trade-offs are yours to make, not ours to bury.

Behind each quote, PrimeMatch fills unused container space with cargo from only 1–3 other vetted Prime Freight clients, so you pay for the space you actually use, and PrimeAllocation forecasts volume on your trade lanes to pre-allocate vessel space before peak season squeezes capacity. Full container or shared, your freight sails with a plan.

Door to door, one team handles the whole journey: origin pickup, port handling, the ocean leg, customs and final delivery, all tracked live in the platform and watched by your dedicated representative.

FCL freight

Full containers, on the schedules you need.

Hundreds of FCL sailings that work with your supply chain, not against it. Origin and destination teams optimize each shipment for cost, route or time of transit, so the routing you get is the one your business actually needs.

We hold direct contracts across all major alliances, so your cargo sails on the schedules you need with carriers we trust. Once it moves, you get end-to-end visibility from our network of GPS-tracked vessels and third-party data.

Our allocation management technology and diversified customer portfolio make us more predictable for ocean carriers, and that predictability comes back to you as favourable rates and reliable capacity on major trading lanes.

LCL freight

Less than a container, minus the unpredictability.

Conventional LCL is where schedules go to guess. Prime Freight runs its own LCL consolidations instead, with connectivity and cadence across major shipping routes. Ship on demand, and benefit from the combined scale of the entire Prime Freight customer community.

We digitize each customer's data and check shipments before they load, reducing the risk of customs inspections and delays. Performance data tells us which ports, terminals and sailing schedules actually move your LCL faster, so that is what we book.

At destination we have the expertise to prepare your cargo to major retailers' receiving requirements and deliver on your behalf. Throughout, you get milestone tracking from real-time GPS and third-party data, a dedicated LCL team, and in-platform messaging to keep everyone current.

Cargo coverage

The right box for the load.

Standard inventory, temperature-controlled goods and cargo that does not fit inside a closed container all move under one booking team.

Equipment

Standard, reefer and out of gauge.

We source equipment around the cargo, confirm payload and door dimensions before pickup, and reserve special handling before the unit reaches the terminal.

  • 20 ft, 40 ft and 40 ft high-cube dry containers
  • Reefers with temperature settings confirmed before release
  • Flat-racks and open tops for machinery and out-of-gauge cargo
Trade lanes

Global sailings, strong Canadian gateways.

Carrier and routing choices are built around actual schedules, inland connections and the arrival market, not a generic port-to-port rate.

  • Transpacific and transatlantic carrier coverage
  • Asia to Canada through Prince Rupert and Vancouver, with rail connections inland
  • Northbound and southbound Latin America services

Named products

Two ways to sail smarter.

Layered on top of standard FCL and LCL on qualified lanes, for shippers who want a better answer than "full box or wait".

PrimeMatch

Pay for the space you use

On qualified lanes, a 15–50 CBM shipment shares a container with cargo from only 1–3 other vetted Prime Freight clients, matched on weight, volume, lane and cargo-ready date. Around 19% cheaper than FCL, 5–6 days faster than traditional LCL, and prioritized like FCL on arrival.

How PrimeMatch works →
PrimeAllocation

Space pre-allocated, not promised

We forecast volume on your trade lanes, pre-allocate vessel space and negotiate price ahead of time: 98% container availability when you book, with the flexibility of spot rates rather than the commitment of a fixed contract.

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Door to door

The ocean is only one leg.

Multimodal

Rail & road, connected

Inland pickup and delivery planned with the sailing: one booking covers the truck at origin, the vessel, and the rail or road leg to your door.

Customs

Cleared before it lands

Documents filed pre-arrival so your container keeps moving the day it discharges. The border is a checkpoint, not a bottleneck.

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Storage

Space when you land

Flexible storage and distribution the moment your container discharges: visible in the same platform as the shipment that brought it in.

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Operational control

Ready before the vessel arrives.

Documents, customs status and network conditions are managed against the same shipment plan.

Documentation

One file, one invoice

House bills of lading, commercial documents and arrival notices stay with the booking. Freight, inland moves, customs and handling appear on one reconciled invoice.

Customs

Pre-cleared where possible

Our customs team checks the entry package before arrival and files pre-clearance when the shipment and destination permit it.

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Reliability

Exceptions watched early

We monitor rollover risk, port dwell and chokepoints before they change your delivery plan. Your representative can reroute or adjust inland capacity while options remain.

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Technology

Every booking, backed by data.

Tracking

One ETA, start to finish

Carrier, GPS, port and customs data fused into a single live position, with an API for your own systems.

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Platform

Booked to invoiced

The comparison becomes a booking in one click, and the invoice reconciles against the quote: line by line.

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Reports

Lane-level performance

Spend, transit times and on-time rates by lane, mode and carrier: exportable, and reconciled against what you were actually invoiced.

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Put your lane on the table.

Every ocean option (full box or shared) all-in, in one view.

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