Shipping & logistics

Modes

Mode is chosen against urgency and weight, not by default. A single impeller kit holding a commercial vessel alongside goes by air. Four hundred service parts and two engines for a stocking order go in a container.

• Air freight — urgent service parts and breakdown support
• LCL — mixed orders that do not fill a container
• FCL — programme, stocking and multi-engine supply
• Consolidation across engines, assemblies and parts in one shipment

Incoterms

We quote against an agreed Incoterm rather than assuming one. Commonly used: EXW, FCA, FOB, CFR, CIF, CPT, CIP, DAP, DDP. The Incoterm determines where risk and cost transfer, and it materially changes the quoted figure — which is one of several reasons prices are not published.

Hazardous and restricted goods

Engine oils, gear oils, greases, some chemicals, certain batteries and pressurised components are regulated for transport. Restrictions vary by mode and destination: an item that ships by sea may not ship by air, and an item that ships to one country may not ship to its neighbour.

Products carrying these constraints are flagged in the catalogue, and the applicable classification and shipping method are confirmed at quotation rather than discovered at despatch.

Documentation

Standard shipments are accompanied by a commercial invoice, packing list and, where required, origin documentation. Tender and government shipments frequently require additional certification; tell us the requirement and we will confirm what we can evidence before you rely on it.

Lead times

Lead times shown in the catalogue are indicative and confirmed at quotation. We would rather quote a longer realistic date than a shorter one we will miss — a commercial operator plans a haul-out around the date we give them.