Cargo insurance by trade lane
Corridors fail in characteristic ways: container sweat on the long Asia–Europe haul, pilferage at rest stops on road transit, shunting impact on rail, reefer breakdown on the return legs. Each lane page covers what actually goes wrong and prices a worked example.
Shanghai → Hamburg
Low riskChina to Germany · Sea · 30–38 days port to port
Long transit with container sweat — condensation inside the box damages cartons and electronics even when nothing leaks.
Shenzhen → Los Angeles
Standard riskChina to United States · Sea · 18–26 days port to port
High-value consumer goods on a corridor with a mature resale market for stolen cargo.
Istanbul → Felixstowe
Low riskTurkey to United Kingdom · Road · 6–10 days door to door
Road transit means unattended trailers at rest stops — the classic pilferage exposure.
Nhava Sheva → Rotterdam
Elevated riskIndia to Netherlands · Sea · 20–28 days port to port
Monsoon-season loading raises wetting and mould claims on natural fibres.
Ho Chi Minh City → New York
Standard riskVietnam to United States · Sea · 28–36 days port to port
Long humid transit — mould on footwear and textiles is the recurring claim.
Hamburg → Charleston
Low riskGermany to United States · Sea · 12–18 days port to port
Heavy machinery on flat racks — securing and lashing failures dominate the claims.
Ningbo → Santos
Elevated riskChina to Brazil · Sea · 32–45 days port to port
Destination sits in our elevated risk tier — handling and pilferage records drive the loading.
Laredo → Monterrey
Elevated riskUnited States to Mexico · Road · 1–3 days door to door
Short transit, high incident frequency — cargo theft on this corridor is organised rather than opportunistic.
Rotterdam → Shanghai
Low riskNetherlands to China · Sea · 30–40 days port to port
Reefer cargo on a long westbound-return corridor — temperature deviation is the exposure that matters.
Jebel Ali → Mundra
Elevated riskUnited Arab Emirates to India · Sea · 3–6 days port to port
Short sea leg, so most of the risk sits in handling at both ends rather than in transit.
Hong Kong → London Heathrow
Low riskChina to United Kingdom · Air · 2–5 days airport to airport
Short exposure cuts the rate, but airside consolidation is a concentrated theft risk for high-value cargo.
Gdansk → Duisburg
Low riskPoland to Germany · Rail · 2–4 days terminal to terminal
Shunting impact in marshalling yards is the characteristic rail damage.
Risk tiers and premium examples on these pages come from our own rating tables and are indicative. We publish no cargo volume or market-share figures for these corridors, because we have no data to support them.