Welcome to t.ward shipping, shipping and freight forwarding agents
New to Importing?

ARE YOU NEW TO IMPORTING? WORRIED ABOUT IMPORTING CARGO FOR THE FIRST TIME?
We ensure the process involved for your shipment is made as easy and hassle free as possible. We chat to you to ensure you get the right service for your cargo. We explain all the processes involved and how they effect you. We give you import rates with no hidden extras at the end.
We import from China, India, Vietnam, USA and many more countries around the world. Anything from 1kg to 100tons, nothing is too small, nothing is too heavy – let us help you.
Ships Agency

24/7 SHIPS AGENCY
Our 24/7 ships agency service covers ports Leith, Rosyth, Grangemouth, Methil, Burntisland, Glasgow KGV, Greenock, Hunterston Ayr and all other Firth of Forth and Clyde Ports.
We have been looking after ships, tugs, barges with all manner of cargos for over 40 years building up a reputation for offering a tailored thorough ships agency service you can rely on – above an beyond.
New to Exporting?
ARE YOU NEW TO EXPORTING? NEED ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE?
Need assistance and advice on how shipping and transport process works? Need rates for shipping your goods?
We want to work with new exporters and help them through the beginning stages of their exporting business? We have experience in exporting all over the world and are familiar with the types of hurdles you may come across in the early stages. We can assist you with all the types of documentation you will be required to produce. We can explain and assist you on how to correctly use incoterms in your sales contracts.
Importing from China to the UK

OUR FAQs ON IMPORTING FROM CHINA TO THE UK
Importing from China can be a confusing business. There are a host of shipping acronyms and incoterms to deciphers on top of the logistics and challenge of negotiating with the seller in China.
Here are some of the questions we are asked regularly by customers.
Ships agency for the Port of Leith
ARE YOU NEW TO EXPORTING? NEED ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE?
T.Ward are experienced in handling cargo ships of all sizes and types and we offer our services to all the major Scottish ports, including the Port of Leith.
The Port of Leith is Scotland’s second largest enclosed deep water port and offers stevedoring and cargo handling services.
Shipping Oversized/Overweight cargo
TRANSPORTING LARGE CARGOES REQUIRE SPECIALIST PLANNING
Oversized and heavy cargoes are those too heavy/big for normal sized trailers and containers. At t.ward shipping, we have years of experience in transporting and shipping oversized cargo all over the world.
Our services include bespoke UK shipping services for imports and exports to and from the UK.
Freight Forwarding Service in Scotland, the UK and beyond
We are proud of our freight forwarding service; a service which has helped us to develop a worldwide web of longstanding friends and associates, through which all manner of goods, services and commodities are shipped and traded throughout the world.
Our website showcases the wide range of shipping and trading services we offer, from electronics to bulk cargoes, 50kgs to 150,000 tonnes. We’ve shipped everything from waste systems for Brazil to railway sleepers from Russia, and we have a list of happy clients to prove it.
We also sell treated and untreated railway sleepers
Contact us for all the help you need with global shipping, selling or buying.
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