Global logistics, publishing specialists
Built for books. Backed by experience.
Specialist freight forwarding for publishers, distributors, and booksellers, for almost 40 years.
The freight partner publishers endorse
Leading publishing associations across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK back our service — their members get negotiated rates, expert advice on off-shore printing, and a team that lives and breathes book freight. You get lower landed costs, fewer surprises at the border, and people who understand a print run isn’t just another shipment.
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We move stories around the world
From the printer’s press to the bookshop shelf, or the supplier’s door to yours — specialist freight, consolidation, warehousing and fulfilment for publishers and booksellers.
Buyer’s consolidation
Market-leading consolidation service. Combine purchases from multiple overseas suppliers. Ship express via air, or economy via sea, direct to your door.
Lower freight cost per unit
Single landed-cost invoice
Live in-portal visibility
Sea & air freight
FCL, LCL, and air freight from every major print hub on weekly schedules.
USA, UK, China, HK, Malaysia, and more
Door-to-door or port-to-port
Customs cleared on arrival
Warehousing & fulfilment
Storage, pick-and-pack, and distribution across Australia and New Zealand.
Web store integration
B2B and B2C
Returns handling
LCL and FCL sea freight
Take control of your sea freight costs
Whether you're filling a full container or shipping pallets, we’ll find space at the right price. Weekly sailings from every major print hub mean predictable transit and predictable landed cost.
Air freight
Fly books at wholesale
Buying internationally? Our consolidated air freight service gets your purchases onto shelves in days, not weeks. And at wholesale, you pocket the savings.
Fulfilment
Reliable and economic same-day fulfilment
Warehousing, pick-and-pack, and distribution across Australia and New Zealand. Orders received before cut-off ship the same day. Web store integration.
Price beat
We’ll beat your last invoice.
Not sure you’re getting a good deal with your current shipping? Keen to find savings? Send us your last invoice for sea or air shipping, warehousing or distribution, and we’ll beat it.
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Three steps to better book freight
1.
Tell us what you ship
Books from a printer? Stock to retailers? Pallets into a warehouse? A two-minute conversation tells us how to help.
2.
Get a real plan, not a brochure
We map your route end-to-end — modes, transit times, landed cost — and pinpoint where to save money without losing days.
3.
Compare and decide
Take our obligation-free quote. Shop it around. We know our competition, and we know how we beat them. Then ship with confidence.
Ready to ship smarter?
Set up an account with Book Systems and start moving freight on your terms — no obligation, no commitment.
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Sailing schedules
Upcoming sailings
Live cut-offs and ETAs across our consolidation lanes. Book your space before cargo cut-off to make the next sailing.
| Vessel / Voyage | Origin | Cut-off / ETD | Destination | ETA | Transit days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL BEIJING / 127S | Ningbo | 19-May / 24-May | Melbourne | 09-Jun | 21 | Departing |
| OOCL KUALA LUMPUR / 190S | Hong Kong | 20-May / 28-May | Sydney | 11-Jun | 22 | Closing |
| EMMANUEL P / 0008W | Ningbo | 24-May / 29-May | Auckland | 24-Jun | 31 | Filling |
| OOCL BRAZIL / 056S | Ningbo | 26-May / 31-May | Sydney | 13-Jun | 18 | Filling |
| ALS JUNO / 007S | Shanghai | 27-May / 01-Jun | Melbourne | 15-Jun | 19 | Open |
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