1st Penguin Shipping

The company started trading in 1997, bringing together a unique blend of experience from diverse fields of freight forwarding and general shipping, worldwide. The founders, Linda Payne and Alan Biggs had worked together for a number years and had developed skills and experience in import and export freight forwarding, Customs clearance, exhibition forwarding and the rapidly developing world of motor vehicle imports, especially from Japan.

Whether FCL, LCL, Air Freight, European trailer shipping or courier - PENGUIN SHIPPING is the right choice. Penguin Shipping has a small team of knowledgeable professionals with years of experience. PENGUIN SHIPPING has established strong links with many major Carriers by ocean, air and European road.

Penguin Shipping can arrange the collection and carriage of good from many diverse parts of the world and especially from China, USA, Canada and South Africa. Guidance on whether to try to arrange collection from certain countries or to contract with the seller on CIF or delivered terms of delivery.

Penguin Shipping has the greatest accumulation of technical knowledge of customs clearance of motor vehicles of any UK Customs clearance agent. Import customs clearance of Japanese import vehicles has been a major part of the business since its inception and historically the importation of vehicles from the USA and elsewhere in significant numbers.

Penguin Shipping has provided exhibition freight forwarding services for customers for over twenty years and during that period of time the business has principally been for the marine equipment manufacturers and suppliers attending Marine Equipment and Boat Shows in the UK and overseas.

Initially it was for the many marine industries which are clustered around Southampton and in the nearby yachting centres of Hamble and Lymington, but now offers services for customers nationwide.It is today an important part of the Penguin Shipping portfolio providing services for the exhibitors to many marine equipment exhibitions and boat shows around Europe and throughout the world.