Manufacturing Ocean Freight Forwarder for Raw Materials, Machinery, and Equipment
FCL for raw materials, OOG and flat rack for machinery, breakbulk for large-frame equipment, and engineered project cargo. Direct carrier contracts with Section 232 / 301 mitigation built into every quote.
Lanes we run for manufacturing
Shanghai to Houston in 28 days. Direct contracts on the corridors your cargo actually moves on.
Built for manufacturing
FCL, OOG, flat rack, breakbulk, project cargo, Section 232 / 301.
OOG, flat rack, breakbulk
From a 5-ton mold to a 180-foot wind blade. Lift plans, load calcs, and port crane bookings done at quote, not after booking.
Raw material FCL programs
Weekly or monthly contract space for steel, aluminum, resin, and bulk commodities. Priced per TEU, not per spot quote.
Drayage and rail intermodal
Chassis provisioning, transloading, and US rail into the Midwest, Southeast, and Texas industrial belts.
Section 232 / 301 specialist
Steel and aluminum Section 232, China Section 301, copper Section 232 derivatives. Tariff mitigation baked into every quote.
Bonded and FTZ warehousing
FTZ near major auto, energy, and metals clusters. Hold raw materials duty-deferred until the production line calls for them.
Heavy lift coordination
Crane bookings, RoRo charter for self-propelled equipment, and engineering certification on every project cargo move.
Run your manufacturing POs from one screen
Product Sonar tracks the lifecycle of every PO — search by SKU, see stock counts, trace shipment status, and check duty exposure live.
- SearchFind any SKU in secondsSearch your full catalog by SKU, HS code, supplier, factory, or origin country. One bar, no spreadsheets.
- StockLive stock counts per SKUHow many you ordered, how many are on the water, how many landed. One number per SKU at a glance.
- TracePO lifecycle, end to endTrace every PO from cut to delivery. Container, vessel, customs, FTZ, final-mile — every stage timestamped.
- DutiesLive duty exposureMFN, Section 301, AD/CVD per SKU. See landed cost before the container leaves origin.
- SearchFind any SKU in secondsSearch your full catalog by SKU, HS code, supplier, factory, or origin country. One bar, no spreadsheets.
- StockLive stock counts per SKUHow many you ordered, how many are on the water, how many landed. One number per SKU at a glance.
- TracePO lifecycle, end to endTrace every PO from cut to delivery. Container, vessel, customs, FTZ, final-mile — every stage timestamped.
- DutiesLive duty exposureMFN, Section 301, AD/CVD per SKU. See landed cost before the container leaves origin.
Raw material space, locked in months ahead — not bought at spot when the market spikes
Most ocean forwarders price the spot market and pass the volatility to the manufacturer. When rates spike or capacity tightens, your container gets rolled, your line waits, and the spot quote you got last month is now 2x.
Gateway runs raw material capacity as a contracted program. Steel, aluminum, resin, copper, and bulk commodities ship on locked-in weekly or monthly allocation — priced per TEU, not per spot quote, with surcharge protection in the contract.
When the market tightens, you ship. When carriers consolidate, you keep your slot. Plant managers and procurement teams see every container against the production schedule in the Gateway dashboard — no surprise rolls, no spot-rate surprises.
Connect your plant systems — Gateway integrates
Plug Gateway into the ERPs your manufacturing operation already runs on. POs, ASNs, ETAs, and customs status stay in sync with production planning.
The difference on your freight
Not just a booking agent
Gateway engineers routes, load plans, and customs before a PO is cut. Not after the container is already stuck.
Plant-to-plant visibility
Every raw material container tracked from origin stuffing to the bay door at your plant.
Capacity when the market tightens
Direct carrier contracts mean you get space when spot rates spike. Not rolled, not delayed.
Common questions
What is a manufacturing ocean freight forwarder?
Does Gateway handle OOG, flat rack, and breakbulk for machinery?
How does Gateway handle Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs?
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