FMC-licensed NVOCC · Green Brook, New Jersey
Full containers, LCL, reefers and RoRo from New York, New Jersey and every major US port to 193+ countries. We book with the major carriers, issue our own house bills of lading and release your cargo within 60 minutes of payment.
The Strait of Hormuz is restricted. We route Gulf-bound containers via Khor Fakkan, Fujairah, Sohar or Jeddah with onward trucking, or move urgent cargo by air. Gulf shipping guide
Why book with an NVOCC
VIP Cargo Services is licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission as a non-vessel-operating common carrier. We buy space from the ocean carriers, file our rates in our NVOCC tariff and issue you our own house bill of lading.
For you that means one contact who books the box, arranges the trucking, files the export paperwork and releases the cargo. When a vessel rolls or a cut-off moves, the person who calls you is the person who booked it.
Equipment
We book the box that fits the cargo, the route and the carrier. If you are not sure, send us the pieces and weights and we will choose.
For heavy, dense cargo such as machinery parts, tiles or bagged goods. Hits its weight limit before it runs out of room.
About twice the floor space of a 20'. A common choice for general cargo, furniture and mixed commercial goods.
About 30 cm taller than a standard 40'. More cubic space for light, bulky or palletized cargo.
Longer and taller again, for light cargo that outgrows a 40' HC. We confirm the carrier and route take 45s before we quote.
20' and 40' refrigerated containers, set to the temperature on your booking, for chilled and frozen cargo.
Loaded from above by crane, for tall machinery and cargo that will not fit through the doors.
No roof and no side walls, for out-of-gauge machinery, vehicles, boats and heavy equipment.
Share a container through our consolidation program and pay only for the space your cargo takes.
Container guide
Pick a container to see its inside measurements and what it suits best. Not sure? Send us the cargo details and we'll choose for you.
Typical figures. Exact measurements and payload vary by carrier and box.
FCL · full container load
We book the container with the carrier, send the empty to your dock or warehouse, and truck the loaded box to the terminal before the port cut-off. Your booking confirmation lists every cut-off date and time.
LCL · consolidation
Our consolidation program combines cargo from several shippers or suppliers into one container, so you pay for the space you use and can ship more often.
RoRo and vehicles
Vehicles can drive onto a RoRo vessel or travel inside a container, alone or shared. We file the US Customs title paperwork before export and pick the option that suits the vehicle, the budget and the destination port.
Out of gauge and project cargo
Excavators, generators and plant that do not fit in a standard box travel on flat racks, open tops or as breakbulk. We plan the lifting and lashing and arrange heavy-haul trucking and permits to the port.
How a booking works
This is the sequence our team works through on every ocean export file.
We book space with the carrier and send you the confirmation with the vessel, the earliest receiving date and every cut-off.
Our trucker collects the empty container and brings it to your door, or your cargo comes to a warehouse for loading.
You send the shipping instructions and the container weight. We file the AES / ITN and submit everything before the cut-offs.
The loaded container gates in at the terminal before the port cut-off. You approve the draft B/L and the vessel sails.
We release the B/L within 60 minutes of payment and send the pre-alert to your consignee or agent at destination.
Cut-offs
Every booking confirmation lists these dates and times. Miss one and the container can roll to a later vessel, so we track each one and ask for your SI and VGM in good time.
The last moment for the export documents the carrier and US Customs need, including the AES / ITN filing. Many carriers set it together with the SI cut-off.
Shipping instructions: shipper, consignee, notify party, cargo description, HS codes, container and seal numbers. These become your bill of lading.
The verified gross mass of the packed container, required under SOLAS before the box can be loaded on the vessel.
Also called the CY cut-off: the last moment the loaded container can gate in at the terminal. The earliest receiving date is when that window opens.
Release and payment
Invoices are paid online through PayCargo, where VCS is Lightning-rated. Once your invoice is paid, we release the bill of lading or send the telex release within 60 minutes, so your consignee is not left waiting at the port.
If you are importing into New York and New Jersey, the same team handles the ISF, the customs entry and delivery from the terminal to your door.
Freight calculators
Free to use, no sign-up. Size your shipment, then send it to us for a real price.
Open the calculatorsWhere we ship
The Middle East and Asia are our core lanes. We ship to 193+ countries through 125+ partners and agents.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt.
Middle East shippingKhor Fakkan, Fujairah, Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi.
Shipping to the UAEJeddah, Dammam and King Abdullah Port.
Shipping to Saudi ArabiaIndia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China and Southeast Asia.
Asia shippingThe UK, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Europe shippingBrazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.
South America shippingAustralia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Australia shippingCars, SUVs and trucks to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
Car shippingQuestions
Still have a question? Call (908) 440-0999 or email [email protected].
Get a quote
Send the cargo, pickup and destination. We come back with container options, routing and a price, checked against current carrier rates.
