Andrew James Forwarding was founded in 2007, bringing together the founding partners' experience in two areas: door-to-door palletised shipments from India to the UK, and project cargo movements between Europe and the rest of the world.
From the start, our aim was to give first-time shippers the guidance they needed to make their early shipments run smoothly. We wanted to build lasting relationships and support customers as their businesses and shipping requirements grew.
Support that grows with your business
Over the years, we have expanded our services to help importers, exporters, buyers and consignees manage more of their supply chains through one point of contact. Our work now brings together freight forwarding, customs clearance, warehousing, fulfilment and distribution, with specialist arrangements agreed around each shipment.
Our customers range from smaller businesses moving a few pallets a year to established shippers with substantial container volumes. The level of support depends on what you need: we can guide you through a first shipment or provide a focused freight or customs brokerage service for an experienced shipping team.
We take time to understand the goods, the route and the responsibilities of everyone involved. Where a shipment needs specialist handling or overseas support, we coordinate the appropriate arrangements with our offices, agents and service partners.
Once you understand the experience we bring to logistics, you will see that we offer much more than a shipping service.
— Alan Wells, MD
Alan was great in resolving the issues when we decided to try an arrange a part charter for our steel pipes by ourselves. He was able to get a $8000 dead freight bill waived and re-arranged the entire shipment so this time it actually got there. We know in future who to use.
— Ricardi, Trebax, Norfolk, USA
Despite being very unsure about our first shipment, we had little to worry about. They answered every one of our questions.
— Shelia, A-Pack, London
Why choose AJF?
- Experience across different cargoes: LCL, full containers, break-bulk and project shipments.
- Flexible support: from a one-off customs clearance to coordinated freight, warehousing and delivery.
- Practical communication: one point of contact who understands your requirements and helps resolve questions.
- International coordination: access to our offices, agents and service partners for the routes and services agreed with you.
Explore our services or contact AJF to discuss how we can help with your next shipment.