Scheduled air and sea services cover most freight — until they don't. A production line stops, a vessel misses its connection, a part won't fit on the next available flight, or a project needs an entire aircraft or vessel to itself. Charter is the answer when time, dimensions or volume make the timetable irrelevant. From our Dubai base, Delman arranges dedicated air and sea charters with booking, documentation, handling and clearance handled end to end — the same single desk that runs your day-to-day air and sea freight.

What's included

Air charter — a dedicated aircraft or block space for urgent, oversized or high-volume cargo, including AOG and aerospace recovery when a grounded aircraft cannot wait for the next scheduled departure.
Sea charter — full or part-vessel charters for project cargo, bulk commodities or lane-specific movements when liner schedules don't align with yours.
Urgent & time-critical — next-flight-out, on-board courier and priority road feeder options layered onto the charter plan when minutes matter.

When charter makes sense

Charter earns its cost when the penalty of waiting exceeds the premium of a dedicated movement. Typical triggers include:

Common charter scenarios

AOG & aerospace — grounded-aircraft parts that must reach the ramp before the next rotation.
Oversized & out-of-gauge — cargo that exceeds standard belly-hold or container dimensions (see project & heavy-lift).
High volume, tight window — a full aircraft or vessel load when consolidation or scheduled space cannot meet the deadline.
Lane gaps — destinations or dates where scheduled capacity is full, cancelled or simply too slow.

Air charter from Dubai

Dubai is one of the world's best-connected air-cargo origins, with DXB and DWC feeding freighter and charter capacity across six continents. We source the right aircraft type for the payload — from narrow-body express lanes to wide-body and freighter charters for heavier or bulkier loads — and coordinate ground handling, AWB documentation and export clearance so wheels-up isn't delayed by paperwork. For aerospace and AOG, our 24/7 desk treats charter as a recovery tool, not a luxury: the part, the route and the aircraft are chosen for the deadline, not the catalogue.

Sea charter

When the cargo is too large, too heavy or too time-sensitive for the next liner sailing, a dedicated vessel or charter slot can be the right call. We arrange sea charters for project and industrial cargo, breakbulk and bulk commodities, coordinating loading, stowage, bills of lading and port clearance alongside our standard FCL and LCL desk — so multimodal movements (charter in, scheduled service out, or the reverse) stay on one plan.

How we handle your charter

Brief & feasibility — cargo details, dimensions, weight, origin, destination and the hard deadline. We confirm whether charter is the right tool and outline air vs sea options.
Sourcing & booking — aircraft or vessel capacity matched to the payload, with routing and timing agreed before you commit.
Documentation & compliance — AWB or B/L, commercial invoice, packing list, permits and — where applicable — dangerous goods declarations under GCAA and IATA.
Handling & clearance — airside or port handling, export clearance in Dubai and import clearance at destination where we manage it, including customs and JAFZA.
Delivery & status — onward road feeder or door delivery, with updates from booking through arrival.

Why charter with Delman

One desk for charter and scheduled freight — air, sea and land under the same team, so the charter leg isn't a separate project.
24/7 for time-critical cargo — AOG and urgent requests answered by people who can act, not a queue.
Dubai gateway expertise since 2010 — DXB, DWC and Jebel Ali access with in-house clearance and a global agency network across six continents.
Specialist cargo handled properly — dangerous goods, aerospace, project and heavy-lift coordinated with the charter booking, not bolted on after.

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