Air & Sea Freight

Choosing between air freight and sea freight is one of the most important decisions when organizing an international shipment. Each mode of transport has its own strengths: speed for one, cost savings for the other, and the right choice depends on the nature of your goods, their volume, their value and above all your deadlines.

At MDD Air Cargo, we don’t sell a single mode of transport: we advise you objectively on the solution best suited to your situation, and we sometimes combine both to optimize cost and time on the same shipment. For an urgent sample or critical spare parts, air freight remains unbeatable for speed. For large volumes of non-urgent goods — furniture, building materials, heavy equipment — sea freight offers an unmatched cost-to-volume ratio.

Our experience across our network’s three main routes — Conakry, Dubai and Guangzhou — allows us to offer proven solutions, with reliable air and sea partners at every step. Whether you are importing from China or exporting to the Gulf, our team reviews each request individually to recommend the best option, or the most advantageous combination of both transport modes available.

Beyond the choice between air and sea, we also handle multimodal shipments that combine both solutions on the same route: for example, sea transport to the nearest port, followed by an air relay for the final urgent leg. This flexibility allows us to build, for each client, the most relevant solution rather than offering a standardized package that wouldn’t match the reality of every shipment.

Our role therefore goes beyond booking space on a plane or a ship: we act as a genuine logistics advisor, able to challenge your usual choices if a more efficient alternative exists for your next shipment. This advisory approach is an integral part of our commitment to every client, at no additional cost.