Case studies

Real shipments. Real constraints. Real outcomes.

Not marketing copy. Three specific engagements where the timeline, the customs environment, or the cargo itself made the job hard, and how we ran it.

Fine jewelry in a display case
Featured High-value jewelry

A $4.2M jewelry collection, Geneva vault to Manhattan floor in 29 hours

Eighty-seven pieces from a private European collection needed to reach the auction floor in Manhattan with timing that could not slip. We pre-cleared CBP, chartered the jet, and put an armed courier on every leg.

Declared value
$4.2M
Route
Geneva to New York
Transit
29 hours
Weight
47 kg across 87 lots
Christie's Americas Oct 2026

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3 engagements
Cinema seats and screen
Archival film 6 min read

40 crates of original nitrate film, Los Angeles to London without a demurrage day

Original nitrate stock is both hazardous and fragile. A first attempt by the client's prior forwarder was flagged by UK customs and delayed nine days. We pre-classified the shipment and delivered on the venue's opening night.

Pacific Film Trust Oct 2026
Luxury wristwatch
High-value watches 6 min read

Twelve Patek Philippe references, Manhattan to a Monaco family office in 52 hours

A three-jurisdiction movement (US export, France import, Monaco delivery) with a single broker of record. Most forwarders split this across three handoffs. We kept it with one team and one custodian from door to door.

Private collector (name withheld) Sep 2026

Have a shipment that cannot be routine?

Deadlines, hazardous classification, multi-jurisdiction clearances, or cargo that cannot be replaced. Tell us the constraints and we will tell you what we can guarantee.

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