Wine logistics

Dedicated logistics services for the wine industry

You can think of Norfolkline as the provider and improver of your logistics. Our cost-effective solutions, supported by a full range of services such as customs brokerage and the payment of excise duties for alcoholic beverages, provide additional value for your supply chain.

Your specialists in Wine Logistics

We provide support to our customers from offices located in 13 European countries.  Our team of dedicated specialists operating in an international environment enables us to support the customers on both end of the supply chain.

Our Italian experience

Norfolkline cooperates with many leading European wine importers offering comprehensive logistics solutions with fast and efficient multimodal services. Our transportation service is supported by the provision of value added services such as warehousing, picking and packing, that allows us to provide high quality door to door distribution.

This concept applies not only to wines but also to the whole range of products imported by supermarket chains and restaurants in mainland Europe, UK and Scandinavia.

Seasonal demand

The wine industry is characterised by seasonal demand for both full and part loads shipments. Our business operation is geared to seasonal demand patterns, ensuring that we will provide a consistently reliable service throughout the year.

Our approach - Your advantage

• Specialised knowledge concerning excise duties and import tax regulations for alcoholic beverages, with the scope to offer wine manufacturers and distributors significant cost saving advantages.
• IT solutions, including B2B booking systems and ‘Track and Trace’ are used to incorporate the customers’ requirements into a tailor-made logistics plan.
• Service supported by 14 ships, 3500 pieces of equipment including trailers and swap bodies, and more than 2000 staff in 37 offices across Europe.
• Extensive experience within the transport and logistics of wine, beer and non alcoholic beverages within mainland Europe, Scandinavia and the UK.
• Complementary services and logistics solutions provided by our sister companies Maersk Line (www.maerskline.com) and Maersk Logistics (www.maersk-logistics.com) in order to support Norfolkline Worldwide.

Email our industry specialists today at wine@norfolkline.com for a presentation of our capabilities.