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Licensed NVOCC & ocean freight forwarder

From factory floorto your door.

Ocean freight. Customs. Insurance. Delivery.
Your entire move, with one team behind it.

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One Gateway. The whole way.How We Operate
  1. 01Your factoryPickup & origin
  2. 02Across the oceanFCL, LCL & specialty
  3. 03Through customsDocumentation & release
  4. 04At your doorDrayage & delivery

One company on the contract.
A team behind every move.

We issue the House Bill of Lading, coordinate the door-to-door move, and bring the freight, paperwork and costs together. One invoice. One place to turn.

Trusted with the freight behind familiar names.

  • Oakley
  • Walmart
  • Tyson Chicken
  • Yazoo Mills
More businesses we move freight for

Pacific Home Goods · Heartland Textiles · Summit Electronics · Northern Apparel Co · Coastal Foods

CTPAT certified, Customs Trade Partnership Against TerrorismU.S. SoccerProud supporter of U.S. Soccer

Connected to the world’s major ocean carriers.

Direct contracts. More ways to move.

Maersk
COSCO
CMA CGM
Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd
ONE
HMM
OOCL
ZIM
Yang Ming
What we move

End-to-end services, one provider

Ocean, rail, drayage, customs, and insurance. Booked, tracked, and delivered from a single platform.

Full Container Load
Ocean / FCL
Full Container Load
LCL Consolidation
Ocean / LCL
LCL Consolidation
Reefer & Temperature
Specialty
Reefer & Temperature
Drayage
Land
Drayage
Rail Intermodal
Land
Rail Intermodal
Air Freight
Air
Air Freight
Customs & Filing
Compliance
Customs & Filing
Cargo Insurance
Coverage
Cargo Insurance

Gateway Terminal

Your freight.
In full view.

We handle the move. You see the milestones, documents and costs in the platform that comes with it.

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Gateway Terminal
Product preview
Gateway Terminal dashboard with shipment overview, tracking and freight intelligence
Product Sonar overview screen

Included with your freight. Not another subscription.

Before the booking

See what it lands at.
Then make your move.

Freight rates you can see. Duty exposure you can check. The same intelligence we use to plan your shipment, open to you.

Ocean ratesPublic board
Gateway’s ocean rate board, shown as a product previewProduct preview · Open the board for current rates

Our rates are out in the open.

Explore published ocean rates without a login. Bring your lane to us for a complete door-to-door quote.

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Freight intelligence

The duty changed again.
We already updated it.

Section 301, Section 232, Section 338 and AD/CVD, tracked against the Federal Register, USITC and CBP. Exposure gets found before the container sails.

Section 301Logged Oct 6, 2026China Section 301: USTR confirms the 2018 tariffs continue, and a review of the actions followsSee the full policy logCheck your duties
Industries we serve

Powering global trade across every sector

From factories to shelves, from labs to dealerships. Gateway moves freight for every industry in the global supply chain.

Retail & ApparelFCL, LCL, and air for seasonal peaksShanghai to LA in 18 daysAutomotiveFCL, reefer, parts consolidationYokohama to Long Beach in 14 daysElectronicsExpedited air, temperature-monitored FCLShenzhen to LAX in 16 daysFood & BeverageReefer, humidity control, CBP priorityValparaíso to NY in 22 daysChemicals & PharmaIMDG, cold chain, FDA pre-clearanceRotterdam to Charleston in 12 daysManufacturingFCL, OOG, flat rack, breakbulkShanghai to Houston in 28 daysAgricultureReefer FCL, fumigation, phyto docsSantos to Port of LA in 18 daysHealthcareReefer air, TSA, temperature loggersSingapore to Memphis in 20 days
Ship something else?
We move freight for almost any commodity. These are just our top eight.
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Moving the world

Behind every product, there is a journey

The unseen network that powers the world. Energy, industry, infrastructure, global supply chains.

Industry News

What's moving the market

Real-time updates from the global shipping industry.

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News·Oct 6, 2026

China Section 301 Tariffs Stay, and 178 Exclusions End Nov. 9: What Importers Should Do Now

The 2018 tariffs on China stay in effect while USTR opens a full review, and 178 product exclusions run out Nov. 9 unless they're extended.

USTR confirmed on Oct. 6 that the China Section 301 tariffs from 2018 will continue, with a full review to follow. Meanwhile, 178 product exclusions expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 9. Here's what's changing, what a lapse costs and what to do now.

News·Sep 30, 2026

Why Are China-to-USA Shipping Rates So High in 2026?

September 2026 market update | Freight benchmarks dated September 24, 2026

China-to-USA shipping rates remain elevated, putting pressure on import budgets and delivery plans. Explore how fuel costs, blank sailings and Golden Week influence ocean freight, plus practical steps to compare quotes, evaluate shipping options and understand the total landed cost of your next shipment.

News·Sep 24, 2026

September 29, 2026: Canada Import Bans and a Wider Pharma Tariff

The Canada ban and the pharmaceutical tariff start the same minute, but one looks at when goods are imported and the other at when they are entered.

Two changes start on September 29, 2026: a US ban on 68 HTS lines of Canadian products, and the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff for every importer. The ban turns on when goods are imported, the tariff on when they are entered. Here is what to check for cargo in transit.

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Press Releases

Gateway in the news

Company milestones, product launches, and industry coverage.

Gateway Insights·technology

Gateway Tariff Calculator Is Now a ChatGPT Plugin

The Gateway Lines tariff calculator is now an approved ChatGPT plugin. Ask it what your duty will be and it answers from the live US tariff schedule instead of training data. On stainless sinks from China, the schedule says 3.4%. The real number is 53.4%. Here is what the plugin does and how to install it.

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Your next shipment

Tell us where.
We’ll take it from here.

A factory overseas. A warehouse across the country. Start with your cargo and destination. We’ll bring the move together.

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Why Gateway

An ocean freight forwarder built as a platform

Gateway Lines is a licensed NVOCC and ocean freight forwarder moving FCL and LCL containers on the world's major trade lanes. Direct contracts with the top ocean carriers mean published ocean freight rates, one flat Gateway fee per container, priority vessel space, and sailings that fit your production schedule, whether you ship from Shanghai, Ningbo, Ho Chi Minh City, Busan, or Rotterdam.

Every shipment runs through one platform: instant quotes, one-click booking, satellite container tracking, customs clearance filed with licensed customs brokerage partners, cargo insurance, and drayage to the door. Check live ocean freight rates by lane, calculate import duties, or track any container free.

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