Freight forwarder Ireland: transport from Germany to Ireland & back

Logisticoo runs transports from Germany to Ireland and back either via the customs-free direct ferries from France or the faster UK landbridge — with a fixed-price quote within 30 minutes and a clear recommendation as to which route suits your shipment. The trade flows carry real weight: Ireland exports pharmaceuticals and medical technology to Germany on a large scale — the plants around Dublin and Cork are among Europe's most important pharma locations — as well as foodstuffs such as butter and beef, and IT hardware. In the opposite direction, German manufacturers supply machinery, vehicles, chemical precursors and plant technology. Since Brexit, traffic has shifted heavily onto the direct ferries: single market throughout, no British formalities, but a longer sea leg. When time is tight, the landbridge with a properly opened T1 remains the fastest option — our dispatchers master both variants, GVMS included. Temperature-controlled pharma shipments travel with a validated cold chain and telematics monitoring. One personal contact, reliable ferry slots, honest transit times: that is how the Emerald Isle stays plannable. Groupage to Dublin and Cork also runs on a fixed weekly schedule, and for machinery or plant we take care of export packing and load securing as well — one order, one responsibility.

Routes & corridors

Direct ferries from Dunkirk and Cherbourg to Dublin or Rosslare (approx. 18–28 hours at sea) keep the shipment within the single market throughout. Alternatively, the UK landbridge: Calais–Dover, across England to the Irish Sea and on the Holyhead–Dublin ferry — faster, but with UK transit documents.

Documents & processing

Ireland is an EU member: on the direct ferry routes from France, no customs formalities apply at all. Only the faster UK landbridge via Dover–Holyhead requires a transit procedure (T1) through the United Kingdom, including a GVMS declaration — we choose the option based on deadline and type of goods.