Industries

Dangerous goods don’t belong to one industry. They move through all of them. From lithium batteries and aerospace components to chemicals, medical materials, and offshore equipment, regulated cargo powers the products and services we rely on every day. Special Cargo Group helps organizations keep these flows safe, compliant, and reliably on schedule, even when the stakes are high and the timelines are tight.

Some sectors face DG challenges every day. Others only encounter them at critical moments, when a shipment cannot fail. Either way, the difference is expertise: knowing what’s regulated, how to pack and declare it, and how to move it globally without delays. Explore the sectors we support and see how our capabilities align with your supply chain.

Sector-specific solutions

Automotive & Mobility

Electrification is redefining mobility, and it’s also raising the bar for compliance. From lithium batteries and safety systems to complete vehicles and critical spares, automotive supply chains move more regulated cargo than most realize. We help keep innovation moving by making DG shipments fast, accurate, and globally compliant, from prototype to production.

Aerospace & Aviation

Aerospace runs on precision, and so does its logistics. Aircraft and spacecraft components often contain regulated materials, and AOG situations demand immediate action. We support manufacturers, airlines, and MROs with DG expertise built for speed, strict oversight, and flawless documentation, keeping critical parts moving when every hour matters.

Defense & Security

In defense logistics, reliability is a requirement, not a goal. Shipments can include explosives, batteries, fuels, aerosols, and sensitive equipment under strict controls. We help organizations move regulated cargo safely and discreetly through complex rulesets, with the packaging accuracy and documentation discipline that mission-critical operations demand.

Chemicals & Advanced materials

Chemistry underpins modern manufacturing, healthcare, and energy, and it comes with a broad spectrum of regulated substances. Whether bulk chemicals or specialized compounds for R&D, shipments require exact classification and careful handling. We provide DG logistics that keeps these essential flows safe, traceable, and compliant worldwide.

Paints & Coatings

Coatings protect aircraft, infrastructure, and vessels, but many formulations are flammable, corrosive, or environmentally sensitive. From bulk movement to time-critical replenishment, compliance is central to continuity. We support coatings supply chains with DG-ready storage, documentation, and transport coordination that keeps production and application on track.

Beauty & Personal care

Behind everyday products sit alcohol-based fragrances, aerosols, and active ingredients that are often regulated in concentrated form. These materials move globally before they ever reach a consumer package. We help beauty and personal care brands manage DG complexity with safe, compliant logistics that protects both product integrity and brand reputation.

Industrial machinery & Equipment

Industrial equipment often ships with embedded DG components, from refrigerants and lithium batteries to magnets and fuel-based backup systems. One paperwork error can stall an entire project. We help manufacturers and suppliers move complex assemblies across borders with accurate classification, compliant packaging, and documentation that clears every checkpoint.

Medical technology

Diagnostics and life-support systems depend on safe, traceable logistics for regulated materials, spare parts, and specialized supplies. From oxygen systems and disinfectants to sensitive components, the standards are high and delays are costly. We support medical technology supply chains with DG compliance and time-critical coordination that prioritizes patient-facing reliability.

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Life science shipments demand strict control, end-to-end traceability, and global regulatory alignment. APIs, intermediates, clinical materials, and biological samples may be toxic, temperature-sensitive, or time-critical. We help pharma and biotech organizations move these shipments compliantly and reliably, supporting both research timelines and patient care.

Nuclear medicine & Isotopes

Radioisotopes are among the most time-sensitive cargo in the world. With short half-lives and Class 7 requirements, every step must be precise and compliant. We support isotope producers and healthcare networks with secure, time-critical logistics built around reliability, safety, and the operational discipline this sector requires.

Marine equipment & Ship spares

When a vessel needs parts, delays ripple across schedules, contracts, and ports. Many shipboard essentials, from coatings and cleaners to pyrotechnics and fire safety equipment, fall under DG regulations. We help maritime operators and suppliers deliver spares and supplies safely and on time, whether planned or urgent.

Energy

Energy operations depend on regulated materials, from offshore chemicals and lubricants to specialized instruments and sources used in inspection and subsurface mapping. These shipments move under strict rules and high operational pressure. We support energy supply chains with DG expertise that keeps materials compliant, traceable, and ready where uptime matters most.

Mining, Metals & Minerals

From exploration to processing, mining relies on regulated substances such as explosives, acids, solvents, and lab reagents. Supply chains often stretch into remote areas with complex compliance demands. We help mining and metals organizations move DG cargo responsibly, with the packaging, documentation, and coordination needed to operate safely at scale.

Battery materials & Energy storage

Batteries and battery materials are strategic, fast-growing, and highly regulated. From cells and modules to multi-ton storage systems, the risks of thermal events make compliance non-negotiable. We help organizations move battery-related cargo safely with DG-ready packaging and global logistics coordination designed for modern electrification.

Food & Beverage

Many food and beverage supply chains include regulated inputs, such as flammable extracts, alcohol-based ingredients, and volatile concentrates used in tiny doses. These materials need chemical-level compliance without compromising food-grade integrity. We support ingredient producers and manufacturers with DG logistics that protects quality, consistency, and regulatory confidence.

Frozen goods

Frozen logistics is built on time and temperature, and it often involves dry ice or other regulated refrigerants. That makes compliance as important as cold-chain performance. We help customers move frozen samples, specialty foods, and temperature-sensitive materials globally with reliable coordination, correct documentation, and DG-safe handling end to end.