Livestock, like humans, needs TLC (Tender, Love & Care) and in particular also when 'travelling'. Welfare for the animals is of highest priority and the LIVESTOCK EXPRESS Fleet's officers and crew are totally dedicated to ensure that animals travelling on board their vessels will be doing so under this parameter.

LIVESTOCK EXPRESS vessels carry nothing but livestock and fodder - mostly cattle and sheep, but also horses and goats and occasionally, camels, deer, buffaloes, dogs, ostriches, llamas, alpacas.

LIVESTOCK EXPRESS has had more than 40 years experience in animal transportation and the specialised installations and equipment onboard its modern carriers, guarantee the best possible conditions for transporting livestock over long or short distances, and always in compliance with the most comprehensive and strictest rules and regulations of the exporting and importing countries.

The high standard of the LIVESTOCK EXPRESS vessels alone is not enough. Animals have to be cared for by people with the necessary experience, hence LIVESTOCK EXPRESS is continuously training officers and crew for their fleet.

If charterers wish, accommodation can be provided for veterinary surgeons and cattle attendants to accompany their valuable cargoes.

LIVESTOCK EXPRESS has pioneered many 'first ever' animal transports such as a cargo of about 1200 Llamas and Alpacas from Chile to New Zealand, where the vessel after a 25 days voyage anchored with the animals onboard at the country of destination and the vessel then acted as a quarantine station for a further 35 days allowing tests to be carried out on the animals, and when the final discharge occurred an additional 100 Llama/Alpaca babies walked ashore with their mothers.

Several shipments of live ostriches numbering from 800 - 1000 birds have also been undertaken very successfully by LIVESTOCK EXPRESS.

Please contact DENS OCEAN should you have any questions or require assistance in planning your movement of live animals.