Machinery Shipping
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Freight Forwarding Specialist
FREIGHT SOLUTIONS
Heavy Equipment Movers & Machinery Shipping Worldwide
GreenLine Global is a heavy equipment mover and machinery shipping specialist, moving CNC machines, generators, mining equipment, and industrial plant worldwide by ocean, road, and air. Every shipment starts with a route survey: we confirm weight, dimensions, and the right vehicle or container before anything moves.
From our Seattle and Tallinn hubs, and through the Port of Savannah for Southeast US exports, we coordinate ocean freight for intercontinental moves, road freight for European corridors, and air freight for urgent parts and components. Oversized permits, rigging, lashing engineering, and port crane coordination are handled end to end, with a transparent, itemised quote and no hidden charges.
How it works
Your Machinery Move: From Quote to Installation-Ready Delivery
Heavy equipment moves are not standard bookings. GreenLine manages route surveys, permits, and rigging as one coordinated process, so your machinery arrives on schedule and ready to install.
Quote, Route Survey & Mode Selection
Share your equipment's weight, dimensions, and collection and delivery addresses. We assess whether ocean, road, or air is the right mode and carry out a route survey for any oversized or abnormal load before confirming your itemised quote.
Rigging, Loading & Documentation
Our team arranges crane lifts, lashing and sea-fastening engineering, and loads onto low-loader, flat rack, open top, or breakbulk depending on the mode. Export documentation, permits, and any dangerous goods declarations are prepared before departure.
Transit, Permits & Real-Time Tracking
We track every shipment in real time, whether it's crossing EU borders under CMR convention, moving on a scheduled ocean liner service, or flying as urgent air cargo. Abnormal load permits and police escorts are confirmed ahead of transit where required.
Delivery, Offload & Proof of Delivery
We coordinate final offload, crane placement, or site delivery and obtain a signed proof of delivery. One point of contact from quote to installation-ready machinery, wherever in the world it lands.
Move it by every mode
Heavy Equipment Moves By Ocean, Road, or Air
Unlike a single-mode shipment, machinery often needs the right combination of transport to get from factory floor to installation site. GreenLine matches the mode to your equipment, distance, and deadline.
Ocean Freight for Machinery
Flat Rack - Open Top - Breakbulk
The default mode for intercontinental machinery moves. GreenLine books flat rack, open top, or breakbulk capacity and coordinates port crane lifts at origin and destination. See our full ocean freight service for FCL, LCL, and destination coverage.
Road Freight for Heavy Equipment
Low-Loader - Multi-Axle - Abnormal Load
The fastest option for intra-continental moves. We arrange low-loaders and multi-axle trailers, manage abnormal load permits and escorts, and avoid port handling entirely. See our road freight Europe service for corridor coverage.
Air Freight for Urgent Machinery Parts
Scheduled - Charter - Time-Critical
For a critical component or a production line that cannot wait, we book scheduled or charter air freight. Best suited to smaller, high-value parts rather than full equipment. See our air freight service for options.
What we move
Machinery & Heavy Equipment We Move
No two pieces of heavy equipment load the same way. GreenLine matches rigging, permits, and mode to the specific machinery type, not a generic oversized category.
CNC Machines & Industrial Presses
Precision manufacturing equipment that demands vibration-controlled lashing and careful crane placement. We coordinate factory floor access at both ends of the move.
Mining & Earthmoving Equipment
Crushers, conveyors, excavators, and drilling rigs shipped via flat rack or breakbulk. We manage heavy transport permits for inland delivery to remote sites.
Generators & Compressors
Power and utility equipment moved by road or ocean depending on distance, with sea-fastening engineering where the unit exceeds standard container height.
Construction Equipment
Excavators, cranes, and paving equipment on low-loader or multi-axle trailers for road moves, or flat rack for export.
Agricultural Machinery
Combines, tractors, and harvesting equipment, often on seasonal deadlines. We plan around planting and harvest windows to hit delivery dates.
Manufacturing Line Equipment
Multi-piece production lines requiring coordinated multi-shipment logistics so components arrive together and installation isn't delayed.
Structural & Energy Components
Wind turbine parts, oil and gas modules, and structural steel that exceed standard machinery dimensions belong with our project cargo team for full route engineering.
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Corridors we serve
Where We Move Heavy Equipment
GreenLine runs machinery moves from our Seattle and Tallinn hubs on established corridors, plus regular heavy equipment hauling through our Southeast US gateway at Savannah, GA.
Not seeing your corridor? We ship heavy equipment from over 40 countries across 4 continents. Contact us with your machinery type, origin, and destination and we will quote the right solution.
Industries we serve
Big Machinery Shipping Across Every Sector
Heavy equipment moves for very different reasons depending on the industry. GreenLine tailors rigging, permits, and scheduling to the sector behind the shipment.
Credentials & compliance
Operating to the Highest Heavy Equipment Standards Since 2008
Memberships & licences
FAQS
Big Machinery transport Questions
Heavy equipment shipping covers the move of machinery too large, heavy, or valuable for standard freight handling: CNC machines, generators, mining equipment, construction plant and industrial presses. GreenLine assesses weight, dimensions and route before quoting, then matches the right mode (ocean, road or air) and the right equipment: low-loader, flat rack, open top or breakbulk. We manage route surveys, permits, rigging and lashing engineering, and door-to-door delivery as a single service with one point of contact.
Yes. Shipping machinery overseas is one of our core specialisms, using flat rack, open top or breakbulk ocean freight depending on the equipment’s dimensions and weight. We coordinate export documentation, port crane capacity at origin and destination, and destination customs clearance so your machinery arrives ready for installation. GreenLine has shipped heavy machinery from the USA to Europe, Japan, South Korea and Australia since 2008.
Yes. Savannah is one of our Southeast US export gateways, and we regularly arrange heavy equipment hauling and machinery transport to and from Savannah, GA for onward ocean freight or domestic delivery. We handle route surveys, oversized permits and port coordination for machinery moving through the Port of Savannah. Contact us with your pickup or delivery address in the Savannah area for a routing quote.
It depends on distance and deadline. Road freight with a low-loader is faster for intra-continental moves, such as Estonia to Germany or Spain, and avoids port handling. Ocean freight (flat rack, open top or breakbulk) is the only option for intercontinental moves and is more cost-effective for very heavy or bulky machinery over long distances. GreenLine compares both options in your quote when your route allows either, so you can choose based on cost and timeline.
Four factors drive the quote: weight and dimensions (which determine the vehicle or container type and whether permits are required), distance and mode, any special handling such as crane lifts or multi-axle configurations, and destination customs or import compliance. Abnormal loads that need police escorts or route surveys cost more than standard oversized cargo. GreenLine itemises every cost in the quote so there are no surprises once your machinery is booked.