Seamless from sea to sky.

Sea-air – fast, flexible and efficient

Sea-air transport: the best of both worlds

Get a sea-air quote now

When neither air freight nor traditional sea freight are the right solution, sea-air offers the best combination of speed, flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Sea-air is up to 75% faster than conventional sea freight. This helps you save valuable time without having to dedicate budget to air freight.

Overview of our sea-air services

We take care of every step for you, from collection to final delivery:

  • Planning and adjusted coordination of sea and air freight
  • Coordination of goods handling and transhipments to get your goods from ship to plane immediately
  • Door-to-door service, incl. transport, handling, documentation and customs clearance
  • Track & trace, with full transparency across the entire transport route

Why sea-air?

Sea-air combines the benefits of sea and air freight, making it ideal for consignments where both time and cost are equally crucial factors. Instead of either having to wait a long time for a seaborne delivery or dig deep into your pocket for air freight, sea-freight offers the perfect compromise.

  • Much shorter transit times than sea freight
  • Far lower costs than air freight
  • Flexibility in regards to volume, seasonal peaks or irregular shipments
  • The best compromise of transit time, cost & environmental protection

Who can benefit most from sea-air?

Sea-air is ideal when:

  • You have missed a sea freight deadline and want to avoid the potentially significant expense of air freight
  • You are looking for a balance between cost, delivery time and reliability
  • Your supply chain is characterised by adjustments, seasonal fluctuations and changing priorities

How your sea-air order works

  1. Analysis & consultation: We check whether your consignment is suitable for sea-air, and which combination would be most appropriate.
  2. Route & planning: Optimised by the combination of sea and air freight, with consideration for time and cost.
  3. Goods handling: Fast and coordinated transhipment from ship to plane.
  4. Transport & documentation: Door-to-door, incl. handling, customs and on-carriage.
  5. Tracking & delivery: Full transparency up to final delivery.
Arrange a consultation now

Overview of advantages

Advantage

How you benefit

Shorter transit times than sea freight

Shorter transit times than sea freight –

Your goods reach their destination faster

Cheaper than air freight

Cheaper than air freight –

Cost-effective solution for time-critical shipments

High flexibility & scalability

High flexibility & scalability –

Cost-effective handling even for small consignments

Planning reliability & transparency

Planning reliability & transparency –

Track & trace and reliable processing in one process

Optimised cost-effectiveness

Optimised cost-effectiveness –

Good balance of price, time and reliability

Sustainable thanks to lower CO2 emissions

Sustainable thanks to lower CO2 emissions –

Sea-air generates up to 45% less CO2 emissions than pure air freight

Got any questions? Your personal contact partner 
is waiting to help you.

Sea-air offers a smart alternative, thanks to the combination of sea and air freight, making it perfect for businesses that want to compromise on neither speed nor cost.

hello@alphatrans.de
Phone +49 89 97855-55

When is sea-air not the right solution?

Sea-air isn’t always the perfect solution, such as in the following cases:

  • If your consignment is extremely urgent, air freight is the better choice.
  • If your freight is very bulky or heavy, and would make transhipment unreasonably complex.
  • If you are dealing with hazardous goods, special approvals or specific packaging requirements that would make a combination of sea + air more difficult.

Our other services

There are many paths to achieving your goals. At alpha trans, we know every shortcut.

Air Freight
Sea Freight
Sea-Air
Rail Freight
Logistics