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Air/Sea Freight Forwarding

Save time and lower costs.

Air/Sea is the ideal solution for non-urgent air freight or urgent sea freight which can reduce your overall transportation costs by at least 50% and cut your transit time in half.

More cost-effective than air freight, Air/Sea provides better transit times than ocean freight. It retains all the value-added services standard to our air freight service with substantial savings on overall transportation costs while maintaining a fast transit time.

Air/Sea freight is a combined multimodal solution — cargo travels by air for the first leg of the journey, then transfers to sea freight for the longer ocean leg. This hybrid approach delivers the speed advantage of air freight forwarding at a fraction of the cost of a pure air shipment.

What Is Air/Sea Freight?

Combined air sea freight works by moving your goods from origin to a hub port by air, then completing the journey by sea to Australia. The result is an air sea freight transit time significantly faster than standard ocean freight — typically 20 to 30 days door-to-door from Asia — while keeping air freight costs well below a full air rate.

For Australian importers, this makes air sea freight solutions particularly valuable when you need faster replenishment than sea freight allows, but cannot justify the premium of a pure air shipment. It is a genuinely cost-effective freight forwarding Australia option for businesses managing inventory cycles, seasonal stock, or time-sensitive product launches.

When to Choose Air/Sea vs Air or Sea

Choosing the right mode depends on urgency and budget. Pure air freight forwarding is best for highly time-critical cargo where every day counts. Standard sea freight remains the most economical option for bulk, non-urgent shipments. Air/Sea sits squarely in between — the right choice when you need to reduce freight costs without sacrificing too much speed.

Air/Sea is well suited to higher-value goods, fashion and apparel, electronics, auto parts, and retail inventory where lead times matter but air freight costs are prohibitive. If your cargo can tolerate a transit of three to five weeks and your budget cannot stretch to pure air, combined air sea shipping is often the smartest decision.

Origin Management and Exclusive Partnerships

A flexible, hands-on approach to solving origin challenges is critical, especially for urgent turnarounds. Our exclusive partnerships at origin give you the advantage of a local contact uniquely placed to understand your specific needs.

Our origin freight management capability means we can coordinate collections, consolidations, and documentation at source — removing the complexity of managing multiple overseas contacts. As a freight forwarder Australian businesses have relied on for over 25 years, we have the network and the on-the-ground experience to keep your shipment moving from the moment it leaves the supplier.

Tracking, Customs, and End-to-End Support

Once your shipment is in transit, our MagTrack digital freight portal gives you real-time visibility across both the air and sea legs. You can monitor progress, access documentation, and receive automated status updates — giving you the information you need to plan ahead with confidence.

Customs clearance is managed as part of our end-to-end service. Our licensed customs brokers handle all import and export documentation and compliance requirements on your behalf, so there are no delays at the border and no gaps in your supply chain.

As one of Australia’s leading air freight forwarders, we have the deep operational air freight experience and expertise to develop the best range of services to meet your specific requirements.