Winner of the “Making the Impossible, Possible” award, Jose is a natural leader and your logistics champion at Sealion.  An innate solution creator, he excels at executing last-minute shipping projects.  His vast experience in Freight Forwarding, specifically in Large Volume Commodities, becomes your competitive advantage.

Do you need to:

• Secure capacity?
• Create new trade routes?
• Negotiate better shipping rates?

Jose will roll up his sleeves and help the Sealion team grow your business.  Anything logistics, he’s your guy.

Additional Expertise

• Ocean Freight

Jose knows container shipping inside and and out.  Having spent years as an Account Manager for one of the worlds largest carriers he knows all the challenges -and the hidden opportunities.  Supported by our Commercial Analysts and Freight Specialists, Jose speaks tons, metric tons, and TEU’s of international trade.

• Refrigerated Cargo

Jose started his refrigeration journey at one of the largest ocean carriers where he moved 1000’s of TEU on dozens of Trade Lanes.  Today, he accesses an arsenal of carriers and hundreds of Trade Lanes – opening new opportunities to move your refrigerated cargo faster and on the most dependable routings.

• Distribution and Warehousing

Jose understands how widely Distribution and Warehousing challenges can vary.  That’s why Jose works closely with our customers and warehousing partners to choose the right facility for your supply chain.

After running a fast-paced transportation company in South America, Alexandre moved to Canada and joined the Sealion team.

Today he leads Sealion’s Commercial Department where his entrepreneurial skills find efficient solutions to keep your freight moving. This allows him to personalize customer service while continuing to negotiate competitive freight rates, saving your company time and money. Alexandre’s sharp analytic skills are equally matched by his brilliant sense of humor and karaoke talent – something he never lets us forget.

Additional Expertise

• Project Cargo

From Flatracks to BreakBulk, Alexandre is an expert at planning Project Cargo moves from permitting through to execution. At Sealion he has executed dozens of projects with cargo values into the millions of dollars. Whether moving by Air, Ocean, Rail, or all 3, his philosophy for Project Cargo remains “the simpler, the better”.

• Customs

Alexandre aids our diverse customer base in Rating, ATA Carnet certificates and Export Permits. He excels at forecasting CBSA import duties and especially enjoys handing duty drawbacks cheques to Sealion customers. Supported by our global partners, he takes lead on Sealion’s international clearance activities in over 150 countries around the globe.

• Warehousing

Sealion offers a robust network of 3rd party warehousing across Canada, including bonded facilities. Alexandre has negotiated specific contracts for retail, direct-to-consumer, and commodity warehousing with our partners. It’s more work overseeing several specialized warehouses, but the end result is your freight being at the right place at the right time.