Ocean freight
FCL and LCL on scheduled and cross-trade services, with consolidation, port handling and demurrage management.
Independent freight forwarder since 2001
Cargo moved with precision across every trade lane.
We plan, clear and deliver air, sea and road freight for manufacturers, retailers and government suppliers — one accountable team from collection to final mile.
128Countries served
24,000Consignments a year
98.6%On-time delivery
AEO-FHMRC accredited
Capabilities
Six disciplines, one chain of custody
Every mode is operated in-house or through partners we have worked with for a decade or more, so responsibility never changes hands mid-route.
Air freight
Time-critical and charter uplift from Heathrow, Manchester and East Midlands, including AOG and temperature control.
Road & final mile
Groupage and dedicated vehicles across the UK and Europe, with tail-lift, two-person and timed-window delivery.
Customs & compliance
Import and export entries, transit documents, duty deferment and origin advice filed by our own in-house brokers.
Warehousing
Bonded and general storage near Tilbury and Liverpool, with pick and pack, inventory reporting and stock counts.
Secure & high-value
Vaulted storage, sealed vehicles and escorted movements for valuables, pharmaceuticals and sensitive equipment.
The company
Family-owned, institutionally run
Blaustein Global began as a single customs desk in Liverpool. Today we operate from London with teams at the ports and airports our customers depend on — still independent, still answerable to the people who ship with us.
We keep the same operator on an account from tender through to steady-state running, so the person quoting your lane is the person who fixes it when a vessel rolls. It is a deliberately unglamorous way to work, and it is why our largest client relationships are measured in decades rather than contract terms.
- Founded 2001, Liverpool. Head office relocated to London in 2003.
- Ownership Privately held and family-controlled — no external investors.
- People 210 staff across four UK sites and three overseas offices.
- Accreditation AEO-F (HMRC), IATA cargo agent, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001.
Operations briefing, Tilbury depot
Coverage
A network built lane by lane
We do not claim to be everywhere. We publish the corridors we run weekly, the partners we use on them, and the transit times we hold ourselves to.
Night uplift, East Midlands
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Daily
United Kingdom & Ireland
Daily groupage from four depots, bonded storage, next-day national coverage.
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2–5 days
Europe
Trailer and part-load services to 26 countries with full transit documentation.
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Weekly
North America
Weekly consolidations to the eastern seaboard plus direct air out of Heathrow.
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Fortnightly
Middle East & Africa
Project and breakbulk movements, inland haulage and destination clearance.
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Weekly
Asia-Pacific
FCL and buyer-consolidation programmes from twelve origin ports, cross-trade capable.
History
Twenty-five years of steady growth
No pivots, no rebrands — a single business compounding the same set of decisions.
Bonded facility, Tilbury
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Customs brokerage opens in Liverpool
Robert J. Baumann files entries for a handful of Merseyside importers from a single office at the docks.
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Head office moves to London
Shifting trade patterns pull volume south. The company takes the Blaustein Global name and adds forwarding to brokerage.
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First bonded warehouse
A 90,000 sq ft facility near Tilbury brings storage, consolidation and clearance under one roof.
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AEO-F accreditation
Full Authorised Economic Operator status confirms both customs simplification and supply-chain security controls.
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Secure logistics division
Vaulted storage and escorted movement services launch for high-value and regulated cargo.
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Three overseas offices
Own-staff operations in Rotterdam, Dubai and Singapore replace agent-only coverage on our core corridors.
Shipment visibility
Track a consignment
Enter a Blaustein waybill or booking reference. Milestones update as each leg is scanned, and your account team is copied on every exception.
For full shipment details — including documents, proof of delivery and complete travel history — use the dedicated tracking page.
Reference lookup
Demo references BSC-1170 and BSC-4482 return live sample data.
This lookup queries the shared shipment database. Connect your TMS to serve live milestones.
"They took over three lanes that had been failing for a year. Six weeks later the escalation calls stopped, and they have not started again."
Head of Supply Chain · industrial components manufacturer, West Midlands
Client references are available on request, including for regulated and high-value cargo programmes.
Tell us the lane. We will price it in one working day.
Rates, transit times and the compliance detail — in writing, no obligation.
Contact
Request a quote
Share the origin, destination and commodity and we will come back with an operating plan, not just a number.
London — head office
Cannon Green, 27 Bush Lane, London EC4R 0AA
Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 18:00
Tilbury — bonded facility
Ferry Road, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7NG
Vehicle bookings 06:00 – 22:00
Overseas
Rotterdam · Dubai · Singapore