Cross Shipping
Typical lanes
Asia → Gulf · Turkey → North Africa · Europe → Africa
Instruments
Switch B/L · Neutral docs · Agent SOPs
Cargo touches Egypt?
No — managed remotely from Cairo
What it is
Cross-trade (triangular) shipping moves cargo from an origin country to a destination country without transiting Egypt: a Chinese factory shipping your goods straight to your buyer in Saudi Arabia; Turkish materials delivered to your project in Libya. PNM Egypt coordinates the whole move — booking, documents, agents at both ends — while you stay in Cairo.
The craft in cross-trade is confidentiality and paper: switch bills of lading that keep your supplier and your buyer from meeting each other, neutral packing and documentation, and money flows structured so margins stay yours. This is where a forwarder earns its keep as a trade partner, not a booking clerk.
Who it's for
- Egyptian trading houses selling foreign-origin goods to third-country buyers.
- Regional distributors supplying Gulf and African markets from Asian or European sources.
- Contractors delivering to projects in third countries directly from suppliers.
How it works with PNM Egypt
- 01
Structure the trade
Incoterms, document flow and confidentiality requirements mapped before any booking.
- 02
Appoint both ends
Vetted network agents engaged at origin and destination under our SOP.
- 03
Ship & switch
Cargo sails; documents are switched and neutralised per the agreed structure.
- 04
Deliver & settle
Destination agent delivers; documents and payments settle through the channel you chose.
Why PNM Egypt
Confidentiality by design
Switch B/L and neutral documents standard practice, not a special favour.
One desk, two borders
You brief one team in Egypt; we run agents, carriers and customs in two other countries.
Egypt time zone advantage
Cairo's working day overlaps Asia's afternoon and Europe's morning — your trade never sleeps unattended.
Other service lines
Ready to move cargo?
Tell us the lane, the cargo and the timeline. Our team comes back with routing options, transit times and a clear, itemised rate.