Freight Forwarding Case Studies
Real operational case studies: air, sea and road shipments arranged from Riga, with AWB and BL references and delivery details.
All case studies at a glance
| Case study | Mode | Route | Key fact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring Wine FCL Imports: Valparaíso and Cape Town to Riga | Sea | Valparaíso / Cape Town → Riga | 100 × 40'HC in 2026 to date, thermal liner in every box, excise clearance in Latvia |
| LCL from Ningbo to Riga: Five Crates, 3.8 t of Engine Spare Parts | Sea | Ningbo → Riga | 5 crates, 3,824 kg LCL, Riga CFS deconsolidation, delivery in Kurzeme |
| Toys from India to Riga: Air from Delhi for the Launch, LCL Sea from Nhava Sheva for the Stock | Multimodal | Nhava Sheva / Delhi → Riga | 21 cartons / 3.05 m³ LCL from Nhava Sheva, 5 cartons air from Delhi |
| Cross-Trade FCL: 30 × 40'HC from Valencia and Haifa to Sihanoukville and Lagos | Sea | Valencia / Haifa → Sihanoukville / Lagos | Four Maersk FCL bookings, 30 × 40'HC, cargo never touches Latvia |
| Air Export Riga to Washington Dulles: 12 Cases of Diplomatic Cargo | Air | Riga → Washington Dulles | 12 cases, 594.5 kg chargeable, airBaltic + American Airlines, one eAWB |
| Cross-Trade Air Freight: 3.4 t of Spare Parts from Singapore to Almaty | Air | Singapore → Almaty | 8 crates, 3,360 kg, neutral IATA AWB — cargo never touches Latvia |
| Bonded Wine Export: 20' Container from Riga to Hong Kong | Sea | Riga → Hong Kong | 1 × 20' of bonded wine, T1 transit to terminal, sealed and insured |
| Air Import Taipei to Riga: 83 Cartons of Knit Fabric on Lufthansa | Air | Taipei → Riga | 83 cartons, 2,030 kg knit fabric on Lufthansa Cargo, cleared at RIX |
| Dangerous Goods Racing Kart to India | Air | Latvia → Chennai | DG Class 9 (CAO), lithium batteries |
| Fine Wines from Europe to China | Air | Paris/Copenhagen/Berlin → Shanghai | 3-shipper consolidation, GDP packaging |
| Urgent Medical Equipment to Kazakhstan | Air | RIX → ALA | 3–4 day air, EAC clearance |
| Animal Feed Export to Cameroon | Sea | Riga → Douala | FCL with phytosanitary docs |
| Weekly Groupage from Spain to Latvia | Road | Barcelona/Madrid → Riga | 5–7 day weekly LCL |
| European Consolidation Hub in Riga | Multimodal | EU multi-origin → Riga → worldwide | Up to 40% cost saving |
| Riga to Hong Kong: 354 kg via Lufthansa | Air | RIX → HKG | 4-day transit, AWB 020-01344943 |
| Budapest to Istanbul Cross-Trade | Air | BUD → DOH → IST | Third-country shipment, AWB 157-66030716 |
| Riga to Nelson, New Zealand | Sea | Riga → Bremerhaven → Shanghai → Nelson | 20' container, Maersk B/L 269248598 |
| FCL Chemicals from Shanghai to Riga | Sea | Shanghai → Riga | 20' container, ~5.7 t, Evergreen line, HS 2933 |
| Recurring 40'HC Sea Lane: New York to Riga | Sea | New York → Riga | 40'HC, scheduled US → Latvia consolidations |
| Cross-Trade: Automotive Parts, Georgia → North America | Multimodal | Poti → Charleston / Toronto | 40'HC on Maersk, cargo never enters Latvia |
Related services
- Air freight serviceIATA CASS and DGR certified air shipments from RIX
- Sea freight serviceFCL and LCL via Riga port and EU hubs
- Road freight serviceFTL and groupage across the EU and Baltics
- Dangerous goods handlingIATA DGR · ADR · IMDG
- Freight forwardingEnd-to-end multimodal forwarding from Latvia
- Wine & spirits logisticsTemperature-controlled wine handling
Dangerous Goods Racing Kart to India
BSR X5 racing kart with lithium batteries (DG Class 9) shipped cargo aircraft only from Latvia to Chennai, India via DHL Aviation.
Fine Wines from Europe to China
How we consolidated fine wines from Paris, Copenhagen, and Berlin auctions, repacked them in Riga, and shipped to Shanghai by air.
Urgent Medical Equipment to Kazakhstan
Time-critical delivery of diagnostic equipment from Riga to Almaty with complex medical device customs clearance in just 3-4 days.
Animal Feed Export to West Africa
FCL sea freight of protein products from Riga to Douala, Cameroon with optimized container loading and phytosanitary documentation.
Weekly Groupage from Spain to Latvia
Regular LCL road freight service from Barcelona and Madrid to Riga with 5-7 day transit time for mixed cargo.
European Consolidation Hub
How Riga serves as a strategic hub for collecting cargo from multiple EU countries, consolidating, and shipping worldwide with cost savings.
Air Cargo Riga to Hong Kong via Lufthansa LH7460
2 pieces / 354 kg gross / 558.33 kg chargeable from RIX to HKG on Lufthansa Cargo (AWB 020-01344943), delivered in a 4-day transit.
Cross-Trade Air Freight: Budapest to Istanbul via Doha
140 kg cross-trade shipment arranged from Riga without cargo touching Latvia. BUD → DOH → IST on Qatar Airways Cargo (AWB 157-66030716).
Sea Freight Riga to Nelson, New Zealand via Maersk
1 × 20' Standard container from Riga to Nelson (NZ) on Maersk (BL 269248598), transhipping at Bremerhaven and Shanghai with ~90-day transit.
FCL Chemicals from Shanghai to Riga
1 × 20' container of specialty chemicals (HS 2933, ~5.7 t) from Shanghai to Riga on the Evergreen line, with HS pre-classification and full EU customs clearance.
Recurring 40'HC Sea Lane: New York to Riga
A scheduled 40'HC sea lane moving textile fiber from New York to Riga as recurring US → Latvia consolidations, with pre-arrival EU clearance and door delivery.
Cross-Trade: Automotive Parts, Georgia → North America
A recurring cross-trade program shipping automotive window deflectors from Poti (Georgia) to Charleston and Toronto on Maersk 40'HC — managed from Latvia, cargo never entering the EU.
Recurring Wine FCL Imports: Valparaíso and Cape Town to Riga
A Riga wine importer brings bottled wine into Latvia by the container load from Chile and South Africa; Unicore books the 40'HC space, fits liners and temperature loggers, and clears the excise goods.
LCL from Ningbo to Riga: Five Crates, 3.8 t of Engine Spare Parts
A Latvian spare-parts dealer moved five heavy crates from Ningbo without a full container. Unicore booked LCL, deconsolidated at the Riga CFS, cleared customs and delivered to Kurzeme.
Toys from India to Riga: Air from Delhi, LCL Sea from Nhava Sheva
One importer, two modes: Unicore flew the launch quantity from Delhi and shipped the main stock as LCL from Nhava Sheva, clearing both in Latvia.
Cross-Trade FCL: 30 × 40'HC from Valencia and Haifa to Sihanoukville and Lagos
A Latvian commodities trader ships animal feed and fertilizers from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asia and West Africa. Unicore is the single controlling forwarder and the cargo never touches Latvia.
Air Export Riga to Washington Dulles: 12 Cases of Diplomatic Cargo
Unicore is the Riga forwarder for Latvia → USA air export, including sensitive diplomatic cargo, routed airBaltic plus American Airlines on a single electronic air waybill.
Cross-Trade Air Freight: 3.4 t of Spare Parts from Singapore to Almaty
Unicore arranges cross-trade air freight into Central Asia from any origin on its own neutral IATA air waybill, with Riga as the control tower and the cargo never touching Latvia.
Bonded Wine Export: 20' Container from Riga to Hong Kong
Riga works as a re-export point for Asia: Unicore moved bonded wine out of Latvia to Hong Kong in a 20' container, handling the T1 transit, sealing, insurance and export paperwork.
Air Import Taipei to Riga: 83 Cartons of Knit Fabric on Lufthansa
Unicore brings dense industrial cargo from Taiwan into Riga on Lufthansa Cargo and clears it at RIX, also acting as a Riga import partner for another Baltic forwarder.
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