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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Hamburg and Bremerhaven, plus air cargo from Frankfurt.
Customs cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the U.S.
Germany remains Europe's biggest exporter to the U.S., shipping roughly $159 billion in goods in 2025, led by vehicles, industrial machinery, pharmaceuticals, electronics and precision instruments. Two northern gateways move the containerized share. Hamburg is Germany's largest container port and the gate for the industrial belt across the north and east. Bremerhaven handles containers alongside one of the world's largest vehicle terminals, where German auto exports roll on. Cargo from the southern manufacturing states rails north to both ports or moves through Rotterdam and Antwerp across the border.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Hamburg and Bremerhaven, air cargo from Frankfurt, customs clearance handled by licensed customs brokers while your freight is on the water, and same-day drayage at every San Pedro Bay terminal on arrival. One point of contact from German origin to U.S. door, tracked in real time with 24/7 dispatch.
Origin port to final door, managed by one team.
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FCL and LCL container shipping from Hamburg and Bremerhaven on all-water services through the Panama Canal to LA and Long Beach.
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Same-day and next-day pickup at every LA and Long Beach terminal, with pre-pull, overweight, and reefer capability.
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TSA/IAC certified air cargo from Frankfurt, Europe's largest cargo hub, with nonstop lift to LAX in around 11 hours for machinery parts and urgent shipments.
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Entry filing, ISF, tariff classification, and FDA requirements for pharmaceutical and medical products, handled by licensed customs brokers.
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German cargo bound for the U.S. defaults to the East Coast, so a Los Angeles routing is a decision, and the right one when your customers sit in the West. All-water services from Hamburg and Bremerhaven transit the Panama Canal and reach San Pedro Bay in roughly 27 to 32 days, discharging your container a same-day dray from Inland Empire warehouses instead of 2,800 inland miles from an East Coast pier. The cargo suits the math: machinery, machine tools, auto parts, pharmaceuticals and instruments, freight that is heavy, valuable, and expensive to truck across the country.
We run the routing comparison per shipment instead of defaulting either way, all-water to LA against East Coast discharge plus rail, on total landed cost and reliability, because the answer shifts with your cargo weight, urgency and destination split. When LA wins, we book the Panama routing, file ISF before loading, clear entries through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water, and on arrival keep the box moving with appointments set off the vessel ETA, chassis lined up, and pre-pulls when free time runs short.
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Straight answers on freight from Germany to the U.S.
Services from Port Klang reach LA and Long Beach in 20 to 25 days port to port. Penang cargo runs similar schedules, sailing from the island or feeding through Port Klang. Add time for customs clearance and drayage to final delivery.
It depends where your customers are. If your distribution is in California or the western U.S., an all-water routing to LA usually beats East Coast discharge plus a transcontinental inland move on total landed cost. We compare both ways for your specific lane before booking.
Rates move with container size, season, fuel surcharges, and routing. Send us the origin, cargo, and volume and we return a real all-in quote covering ocean freight, destination charges, duties, and delivery.
If your cargo fills most of a 20-foot container, FCL is usually faster and cheaper per unit. Smaller volumes move LCL through consolidation at Hamburg and Bremerhaven, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
Ocean freight moves FCL and LCL from Hamburg and Bremerhaven. Air cargo departs Frankfurt. Your supplier or their forwarder delivers to the port, and we take over from vessel loading through final delivery in the U.S.
Our own drayage network picks up at every San Pedro Bay terminal, with pre-pull and overweight capability, then delivers to your door or transloads in the Inland Empire.
