We Are Experts in Shipping Translation Services 

Our specialized team of Shipping Translation experts is devoted to enhancing the precision and cultural relevance of your shipping-related content swiftly and accurately - quickly, accurately, and at a great prices. 

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4.8 out of 5 Based on 2114 reviews

 

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Accurate Shipping Translation Services

Our mission is to guarantee you plain sailing no matter what your cargo, or where the trade winds of business take you. To achieve this goal, all of our logistics and shipping translations are carried out by native speakers of the target language, who are also academically or professionally qualified in the shipping industry. Our long-term work with a range of shipping and maritime companies – including Evergreen Shipping, DHL, Magnus Group and Staples International Shipping – has given us a unique perspective on the linguistic and technical communication demands of the industry. From Bills of Lading to tariffs, our translators understand the terminology of freight and ports the world over, allowing you to communicate not just in another language but also in the precise technical or jargon terminology of the maritime industry.

The most successful brands trust our services.
(As do the fastest-developing startups.)

We've helped global brands and smaller businesses expand in 38 countries and 200 languages.

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I have these official documents need to be translate within a short period of time! they did a great job! 

—  Sherry

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Very professional experience, quicker and easier than I thought it would be. When the documents arrived I was pleasantly surprised with the way they we displayed too. Would recommend these guys.

—  Harriet Hoare

 
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ISO17100 & ISO9001
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Rest assured, we're the first UK translation company awarded ISO 17100 accreditation, among others, ensuring quality and accuracy for your projects.

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Selected by Goldman Sachs to be an exclusive member of its £500 million innovation programme for better customer experiences! 

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As ATC and EUATC members, we prioritise your satisfaction by upholding the highest standards in business ethics and translation quality. 

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20 Years’
Expertise

Celebrating 20+ years, Absolute Translations has mastered the art of providing quality translations at transparent, low prices to meet your language needs. 

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Absolute Translations is GDPR compliant, with independently regulated information and security systems, putting your data security first. 

Specialist Shipping Translators

The needs of the logistics and shipping industries are wide-reaching and often cargo-specific. We help shipping companies involved in the transportation of domestic cargoes, commercial loads and hazardous loads negotiate the international requirements of insurance, lading and customs. Technical documents may contain sonar readings, depth soundings, and latitudinal and longitudinal co-ordinates. At the same time, communications referring to the crossing of maritime boundaries must take into account specific political and geographic situations, as well as trade agreements existing between individual countries and groups of countries. All translations are carried out by experts in the legislative, logistical and technical requirements of your business to ensure the promotion of your business interests. With multilingual shipping translation teams across the world, we keep shipping companies, maritime insurance agencies and cargo owners at full steam ahead.

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Our Shipping Translation Values

Your cargo is as important to us as it is to you and we understand that your translations have to be precise in order to ensure safe passage to the right destination. Whether we are helping you talk to business partners in major shipping regions, or to survey teams in remote island groups, there’s one current that runs under everything we do. We give you a common language to power a global industry in the legal, financial, environmental, import/export and health and safety sector, with absolute standards of trust and confidentiality. Our translators ensure that technical shipping terms and contractions retain their sense across all your communications in more than 200 language combinations.

 

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17 hours ago

Great!

Fast and accurate.

F Hatton

20 hours ago

Quick response and no delay.

Quick response and no delay.

Richard James

2 days ago

Quick delivery, accommodated deadline

Good communication and customer service, quick delivery.

M Zafar

5 days ago

Excellent admin and communication…

Excellent admin and communication skills throughout the process. High quality and efficient translation. Many thanks.

Carol

5 days ago

"Great service

"Great service, amazing work, great experience, will use again "

Ansar Bhojia

6 days ago

This is a very easy & competent company to use highly recommend

Good contact ,easy to use & reasonable prices

Joseph pellicci

1 week ago

Very quick response

Very quick response, good communication and quick turn around for the translation.

James

2 weeks ago

Delivered as promised.

Delivered as promised.

Ola

2 weeks ago

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bluey

2 weeks ago

Great service

Great service, very professional!

John Alexander

3 weeks ago

Quick and efficient service

Quick and efficient service. Always replay to questions via email. Would definitely recommend

Terri

4 weeks ago

Professional translation

You did a perfect job for me.

Minoo Goodarzi

4 weeks ago

Fast and accurate

Accurate , fast service. Reasonably priced. Recommended

Mr. des willerton

4 weeks ago

Prompt delivery and service from start…

Prompt delivery and service from start to finish

R Knight

4 weeks ago

I am highly impressed with the…

I am highly impressed with the translation service provided for my document, which required translation from Russian to Italian and subsequent legalisation. The entire experience was seamless, and all tasks were completed within a week, exceeding my expectations. I highly recommend this service to anyone in need of accurate and timely translations.

Maria Vinogradova

1 month ago

Excellent !!

Excellent !!

stellato

1 month ago

Excellent work you did

Excellent work you did

Minoo Goodarzi

1 month ago

Fantastic service

Fantastic service! Quick and easy to use. Thanks 🤩

Leonie K

1 month ago

Good service

Good communication, fast service and reasonably priced too. Thank you.

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1 month ago

Very professional

Very professional, extremely brilliant.

Mosaddec Razib

1 month ago

They are very fast in responding

They are very fast in responding, and with delivery Thankyou

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