# Icon Logistics

> US-based international freight forwarder specializing in RoRo (roll-on/roll-off) car shipping and air/sea consolidation from the United States to West and Central Africa. Founded 2007. Headquartered in Laurel, Maryland.

Icon Logistics moves used and new vehicles, heavy equipment, personal effects, barrels, and commercial cargo from any US pickup location to West African ports. Primary services: RoRo car shipping, container (FCL/LCL), air freight, customs clearance, and warehousing.

## Core Services

- [Ship cars to West Africa (RoRo & container)](https://iconshipping.com/ship-cars-to-west-africa): RoRo, container, and salvage car shipping from any US auction, dealer, or private location to Lagos, Cotonou, Tema, Lomé, Dakar, Abidjan, Conakry, Douala, and other West African ports.
- [West Africa air & sea consolidation](https://iconshipping.com/west-africa-consolidation): Weekly LCL ocean groupage and bi-weekly air consolidation from US gateways. Personal effects, commercial cargo, spare parts.
- [Barrel & personal effects shipping](https://iconshipping.com/barrel-shipping): Diaspora barrel shipping. Per-barrel pricing, weekly cutoffs, door pickup across the US.
- [How freight quotes are built](https://iconshipping.com/how-quotes-work): Transparent breakdown of ocean freight quote components: origin, ocean, destination, surcharges.

## Destination Pages

- [Lagos, Nigeria (Apapa & Tin Can)](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-lagos)
- [Cotonou, Benin](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-cotonou)
- [Tema, Ghana](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-tema)
- [Lomé, Togo](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-lome)
- [Dakar, Senegal](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-dakar) (fastest US East Coast transit)
- [Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-abidjan)
- [Conakry, Guinea](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-conakry)
- [Douala, Cameroon](https://iconshipping.com/ship-to-douala) (gateway to Chad / CAR)

## US Origin Pages

- [All US loading ports](https://iconshipping.com/us-origins): which port Icon routes through for a given pickup ZIP, and why.

- [Ship from Baltimore (USBAL)](https://iconshipping.com/ship-from-baltimore): home port, Mid-Atlantic
- [Ship from Newark (USEWR)](https://iconshipping.com/ship-from-newark): auction-belt
- [Ship from Savannah/Brunswick](https://iconshipping.com/ship-from-savannah): Southeast
- [Ship from Houston / Galveston / Freeport TX](https://iconshipping.com/ship-from-houston): Gulf Coast & heavy cargo

## Resource Guides

- [How to ship a car from the USA to Nigeria](https://iconshipping.com/ship-car-to-nigeria)
- [Buying at Copart / IAAI and shipping to West Africa](https://iconshipping.com/copart-iaai-shipping)
- [Lagos port clearance: Apapa vs. Tin Can](https://iconshipping.com/lagos-port-clearance)
- [RoRo vs. container: when to choose which](https://iconshipping.com/roro-vs-container)
- [Restricted vehicles by West African country](https://iconshipping.com/restricted-vehicles-west-africa)

## Service Coverage

- US loading ports: Baltimore (USBAL), Newark (USEWR), Philadelphia (USPHL), Wilmington DE (USILG), Boston (USBOS), Providence (USPVD), Davisville (USDVV), Savannah (USSAV), Jacksonville (USJAX), Galveston (USGLS), Freeport TX (USFPO).
- West African destinations: Lagos, Cotonou, Tema, Takoradi, Lomé, Dakar, Banjul, Conakry, Freetown, Abidjan, Douala, Libreville, Malabo, Pointe-Noire, Luanda.
- Pickup: any US ZIP via inland trucking partners.
- Inland delivery in West Africa: arranged on request, including transit to Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad, CAR.

## Company

- Founded: 2007
- Headquarters: Laurel, Maryland, USA
- Licensing: FMC-Licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI), License No. 023919, holding both the Ocean Freight Forwarder and NVOCC endorsements. Verifiable at the Federal Maritime Commission OTI lookup: https://www2.fmc.gov/oti
- Specialization: heavy and specialized cargo, RoRo, project cargo, US-to-West-Africa lanes
- Volume: 100,000+ shipments delivered, 3.24M+ lbs ocean / year, 300K+ lbs air / year
- Contact: https://iconshipping.com/contact
- Quote: https://iconshipping.com/request-a-quote