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.
4.8 out of 5 Based on 2114 reviews
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.
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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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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.
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.
20 hours ago
Quick response and no delay.
Quick response and no delay.
2 days ago
Quick delivery, accommodated deadline
Good communication and customer service, quick delivery.
5 days ago
Excellent admin and communication…
Excellent admin and communication skills throughout the process. High quality and efficient translation. Many thanks.
5 days ago
"Great service
"Great service, amazing work, great experience, will use again "
6 days ago
This is a very easy & competent company to use highly recommend
Good contact ,easy to use & reasonable prices
1 week ago
Very quick response
Very quick response, good communication and quick turn around for the translation.
2 weeks ago
Delivered as promised.
Delivered as promised.
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Great service
Great service, very professional!
3 weeks ago
Quick and efficient service
Quick and efficient service. Always replay to questions via email. Would definitely recommend
4 weeks ago
Professional translation
You did a perfect job for me.
4 weeks ago
Fast and accurate
Accurate , fast service. Reasonably priced. Recommended
4 weeks ago
Prompt delivery and service from start…
Prompt delivery and service from start to finish
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.
1 month ago
Excellent !!
Excellent !!
1 month ago
Excellent work you did
Excellent work you did
1 month ago
Fantastic service
Fantastic service! Quick and easy to use. Thanks 🤩
1 month ago
Good service
Good communication, fast service and reasonably priced too. Thank you.
1 month ago
Very professional
Very professional, extremely brilliant.
1 month ago
They are very fast in responding
They are very fast in responding, and with delivery Thankyou
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