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+1 (818) 600-0008FCL and LCL ocean freight from Rotterdam, plus air cargo from Amsterdam Schiphol. Customs
cleared, picked up at LA and Long Beach, and delivered to your door anywhere in the western U.S.
Rotterdam is Europe's largest port, and that makes the Netherlands two lanes in one. Dutch exporters ship roughly $36 billion in goods to the U.S. a year, led by semiconductor equipment, machinery, medical products, dairy, beer and food. Around them moves the bigger flow: cargo from across Europe consolidating at Rotterdam because it has the sailings, the LCL services, and the connections the smaller ports don't. If your suppliers are spread across the continent, Rotterdam is often where their freight becomes one shipment.
AEEM Shipping manages the full move: FCL bookings and LCL consolidations out of Rotterdam, air cargo from Amsterdam Schiphol, 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 Dutch 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 Rotterdam 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 Amsterdam Schiphol, one of Europe's largest cargo hubs, for high-value equipment and time-critical shipments to LAX.
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Entry filing, ISF, tariff classification, and FDA requirements for food and dairy products, handled by licensed customs brokers.
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The Rotterdam advantage is options. Weekly all-water services cross to San Pedro Bay in roughly 27 to 32 days, LCL consolidations run steadily because Rotterdam pools cargo from the whole continent, and vessel choice at Europe's biggest port means a missed sailing costs days instead of weeks. Dutch cargo itself skews high-value and regulated: semiconductor and precision equipment, medical products, dairy and cheese, beer and packaged food, alongside the multi-country European consolidations that make Rotterdam their exit door.
For West Coast distribution, the routing question is the same one every European lane faces, and we answer it per shipment: all-water to LA against East Coast discharge plus a transcontinental inland leg, compared on total landed cost. Dairy and food carry FDA requirements filed before arrival, high-value equipment gets minimal-dwell handling, and consolidated LCL needs clean documentation per supplier so one bad invoice doesn't hold the whole container. Entries clear through licensed customs brokers while the freight is on the water, and on arrival we keep the box moving with appointments set off the vessel ETA and pre-pulls when free time runs short.
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All-water services from Rotterdam through the Panama Canal reach LA and Long Beach in roughly 27 to 32 days port to port. 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.
Yes. Rotterdam is Europe's main consolidation gateway, and suppliers across the continent routinely deliver there for combined shipment. We manage the LCL booking and the documentation per supplier, so cargo from several origins moves to LA as one clean shipment.
If your cargo fills most of a 20-foot container, FCL is usually faster and cheaper per unit. Smaller volumes move LCL through Rotterdam's consolidation services, which typically adds one to two weeks over FCL because of consolidation at origin and deconsolidation on arrival.
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.
