Sea-Air Model
We are the pioneers in sea-air combined transport in the Gulf, and are the exclusive handling agent for Sea Air Transport (SAT) in Germany. We operate world-wide economical transport solutions by Sea-Air, and have 41 offices and agents in Asia and Europe, carrying more than 75 % of Sea-Air traffic through the UAE. Our Sea-Air operation has received ‘Largest Sea-Air Carrier' awards for the past 20 years. Through the service, we offer:

• Combined sea-air transport from the Far East to Africa via Dubai
• Ocean freight from Far East to Dubai
• Prompt transfer executed by Swift in Dubai
• Air freight from Dubai to African destinations using premier airlines
• A cost-effective alternative to air freight
• Competitive rates and fixed schedules, with reliable carriers.

Surelines
Our Surelines offering is a neutral NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Container Carrier), with a strong global network of agents and partners. We hold a combined transport Bill of Lading as a legal NVOCC, offer our own fully equipped warehousing and CFS operations and transshipment cargo capabilities.
Our dedicated weekly consolidation and groupage services comprise:

• Far East (Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Singapore) to the Middle East, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda
• Europe (UK, Italy, France, Germany) to the Middle East
• United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
• Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to the United Arab Emirates
• Indian Subcontinent to Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda.
• United States to the Middle East

Swift Perishable Logistics
Our uniquely specialised logistics service for perishable cargo reliably handles:

• Cut flowers
• Plants
• Fruits and vegetables
• Chilled and frozen fish
• Live fish

Our service offering in perishable logistics comprises an unbroken cool chain operating full, part, and ad hoc chartered freighters from East, West, Central, and Southern Africa. We are a proud anchor tenant of Dubai Flower Centre at Dubai International Airport.

Swift Global Relocations
Our relocation service offers professional, high-standard packing, as well as door-to-door and door-to-port services through our multimodal sea/air/land transport capabilities. In addition we handle all of your customs documentation and insurance requirements, and offer secure storage facilities.

Special Project Cargo
We have a range of services and skilled capabilities in special project cargo, including:

• Heavy lift cargo
• Odd dimension cargo
• Remote site installation
  

Sea Freight
Our comprehensive range of services in sea freight incorporates the following:

• LCL consolidation
• Full container loads
• Transshipments
• Special equipment
• Reefer loads
• Conventional
• RO/RO

Air Freight
Our comprehensive range of services in air freight comprises:

• Consolidation services
• Air charters
• Customs brokerage
• Transshipment services
• Cross port services
• Direct shipments

Overland Transportation
Our Freight Forwarding and Clearing division offers a full range of rubber on the road options for your cargo, including:

• Heavy-duty fleet
• Tractor units
• Trailers
• Pick-up units
• Reefer and dry containers
• GPS

Warehousing and Inventory Management
Our end-to-end freight forwarding and clearing capabilities require a sophisticated suite of warehousing and inventory solutions. These comprise:

• Sorting, stacking, racking, picking, packing and co-packing
• Palletisation, strapping, shrink and stretch wrapping
• Re-labelling and multi-label date stamping
• Documentation
• Retail Distribution
• General and perishable cargo / Project cargo
• Quality testing
• Programmed cycle counting and customer driven stock counts
• Inventory control
• Top-end warehouse management system with RF scanning
• Reverse logistics

This full range of solutions and skills in the warehousing and inventory management space enables us to reliably look after products as diverse as:

• Confectionery
• Computers, accessories and parts
• Electronics
• Sports goods, textiles, garments, shoes, hardware, etc.
• Canned and bottled food
• Photographic equipment
• Food-grade chemicals
• FMCG
• Temperature-sensitive goods
• Lubricants

Information Technology
All of our products and solution offerings are underpinned and enabled by the most sophisticated, customised information technology available.

• Fully-fledged ERP system linking Swift offices worldwide
• On-line booking and shipment tracking for clients and agents
• Shipment status updates for Customers via EDI/ Fax/ Email.
• Sophisticated integration tool allows handshakes between client’s systems and ours, ensuring faster response times to customer
• Single communication domain with instant messaging between Swift offices worldwide.
  

Warehouse Management System
A specialised and best-of-breed warehouse management system (WMS), Exceed WMS, has been installed to support our complex warehouse and inventory management offering. The system has the second largest database of all Exceed WMS users worldwide. It features RF-based operations, bar coding, cycle counting, and customized reports. In addition, the WMS has the following features:

• WMS portal provides supply chain partners with real-time access to inventory data via the Internet, 24x7.
• Bar code scanning
• Electronic Data Interchange and order processing
• Web portal for 24x7 customer access to stock reports
• Ability to interface with any software
• E-clearance for speedy customs documentation.