Humanitarian Aid from the USA to Ukraine: 40-Foot Container Transhipment at the Port of Gdynia

New York, USA→Bilohorodka, Ukraine

40-foot container
Port transhipment
Humanitarian aid

The client needed a 40-foot container holding 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid moved from the Port of Gdynia to Bilohorodka in the Kyiv region. We handled the cargo at the port, the transit paperwork and the delivery to the consignee.

Shipment at a glance

Route: New York → Gdynia → Bilohorodka
Cargo: Humanitarian aid
Volume and weight: 12 tonnes, one 40-foot container
Format: Container + tilt truck
Transhipment: Port of Gdynia, Poland
Customs: T1 transit declaration

The Task

Arrange onward transport of a 40-foot container with 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid after its arrival at the Port of Gdynia — through to Bilohorodka in the Kyiv region.

The particular requirement was local cargo handling at the port: unloading the humanitarian aid from the container and reloading it into a tilt truck for onward transport to Ukraine.

How We Organized It

Cargo handling at the Port of GdyniaWe arranged container handling at the port: unloading the humanitarian aid and reloading 12 tonnes of cargo into a tilt truck.
Transit paperworkWe issued a T1 transit declaration for the onward movement of the cargo to Ukraine.
Road leg to UkraineAfter transhipment the cargo continued by road to the border and on through Ukraine.
Unloading in BilohorodkaThe final delivery point was Bilohorodka in the Kyiv region, where the humanitarian aid was handed over to the consignee.

Result

12 tof humanitarian aid from a single 40-foot container

T1transit declaration for the move into Ukraine

One contractorport, transhipment and delivery in one pair of hands

We took on coordination of the entire logistics process at the Port of Gdynia and along the onward route to the consignee in Ukraine.

Shipping cargo from the USA or through a European port?

Cargo Delivery USA – Ukraine →Sea Container Shipping →

FAQ

Can ETS pick up cargo at a European port if another carrier handled the sea leg?

Yes. In this case we stepped in after the container arrived at the Port of Gdynia: we arranged handling at the port, transhipment and delivery to Ukraine.

Why transfer cargo from a container into a tilt truck?

To continue by road to Ukraine. In this case 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid were unloaded from the 40-foot container and reloaded into a tilt truck.

What is a T1 transit declaration?

It is a customs document that allows cargo to move across the EU without clearing customs. For this shipment we issued a T1 for the leg from Gdynia to Ukraine.