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Drayage Services forPort and Rail Containers

Port & rail container moves

Containers moved from the port or ramp to where your freight actually needs to be.

Ship Smart Solutions provides drayage services that move containers from ports and rail ramps to warehouses, distribution centers, and inland destinations. We coordinate the drayage leg and connect it directly to 3PL warehousing and 48-state transportation — so your container doesn’t sit, and the handoff from port to inland freight is managed by one team.

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Drayage truck moving a shipping container from a port terminal — Port & ramp to inland

Port & rail

Ocean terminals and intermodal ramps in the markets we serve.

Transload ready

Container freight shifted to trailers for onward 48-state delivery.

Warehouse connected

Direct moves into 3PL storage, cross-dock, and fulfillment.

No idle containers

Pickup and return scheduled to keep demurrage and detention off the invoice.

What we handle

Drayage Services We Provide

The container leg is short, but it decides whether the rest of the move runs on time. We cover it end to end and hand it straight to the next leg.

Port drayage

Containers pulled from ocean terminals and moved to inland destinations.

Rail ramp drayage

Intermodal containers collected from rail yards and delivered onward.

Container-to-warehouse

Direct moves into our 3PL warehousing for transload or storage.

Transloading

Container freight shifted to trailers for onward 48-state delivery.

Cross-border drayage

Container handoffs tied to cross-border moves. See International Logistics .

Container transload to warehouse and trailers

The next leg

From Container to Final Destination

Drayage is only useful if the next leg is handled. We connect it.

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Transload to our fleetContainer contents onto our own dry van or reefer equipment for the inland run.
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Storage and distributionInto 3PL warehousing for cross-dock or fulfillment rather than a yard.
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One coordinated handoffPort or ramp to inland freight managed together, with visibility the whole way. See Real-Time Tracking .

Plan your container move

Cost control

Why the Handoff Matters

Drayage delays and disconnected handoffs cause demurrage and detention fees. Coordinating the whole chain avoids them.

Avoid demurrage and detention

Timely container pickup and return, scheduled against the free-time clock rather than after it.

One accountable team

Drayage, transload, and delivery coordinated together instead of across three vendors.

Owned onward capacity

The inland leg runs on trucks we control, so the schedule after the container is ours to keep.

See the model: asset-based carrier vs freight broker .

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How Drayage
Works With Ship Smart

Send the container details once. We schedule the pull, transload or deliver, and you watch it move.

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Share the container details

Port or ramp, container information, and the destination it needs to reach.

We schedule the pull

Pickup timed against free time so the container does not sit and accrue charges.

We transload or deliver

To warehouse, to trailers for the inland run, or direct to the inland destination.

You track the move

Visibility from port to destination with real-time tracking.

Drayage Services
Port Drayage
Rail Ramp Drayage
Container Transload
3PL Warehousing
Cross-Border Containers
No Demurrage
48-State Delivery
Drayage Services
Port Drayage
Rail Ramp Drayage
Container Transload
3PL Warehousing
Cross-Border Containers
No Demurrage
48-State Delivery

What is drayage?

Drayage is the short-haul transport of shipping containers from a port or rail ramp to a nearby destination such as a warehouse — the critical first inland leg of an intermodal or import move.

Do you connect drayage to warehousing?

Yes. Containers can move directly to our 3PL warehousing for transload, cross-dock, or storage. See Warehousing.

Can you transload containers to trailers?

Yes. We transload container freight onto our own trailers for onward 48-state delivery.

Do you handle port and rail drayage?

By scheduling timely container pickup and return, and coordinating the full chain so containers don’t sit.

How do you avoid demurrage and detention fees?

Share the port or ramp, container details, and destination in the quote form.