Whether you're relocating a hospital wing, launching a diagnostics lab, or sending a refurbished analyzer to a new owner, transporting medical equipment is not a standard shipping task. These machines are fragile, often heavy, and valuable. That is why healthcare providers, equipment distributors, labs, and hospital administrators turn to Navis Pack & Ship for expert handling, custom packaging, crating, and shipping services tailored to the medical industry.
Why Shipping Medical & Lab Equipment Is So Complex
Shipping high-end medical equipment is different from moving a box of supplies. These machines are often large, expensive, and fragile, requiring expert care from pickup to delivery.
- Sensitivity to vibration and shock: Many devices contain optics, sensors, or mechanical parts that can be damaged by even minor impacts.
- High asset value: Some units cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, leaving little room for error when packing.
- Need for expert crating: Many machines require custom-designed crates to prevent damage during handling and transport.
- Large and heavy configurations: Imaging machines and lab equipment can be oversized, requiring lift gates, forklifts, ramps, or other specialized handling.
- White glove delivery: Due to their value and complexity, many devices need inside placement, careful handling, and debris removal.
Navis Pack & Ship sends experienced professionals to assess each item on-site, then creates a custom packing and shipping plan based on the equipment’s size, sensitivity, and destination requirements. This hands-on approach helps ensure every shipment is protected, compliant, and handled the right way from start to finish.
Navis Pack & Ship Solutions for Medical Logistics
Navis helps manage the entire medical equipment shipping process, from pickup and packing to crating, transportation, and final placement when needed.
- Custom Crating & Palletization: Each crate is built for the specific device, including ISPM 15 compliance for export crating when needed.
- Flexible Shipping Options: Navis offers domestic and international air freight, ground transport, and ocean freight options to match the shipment’s schedule and requirements.
- Destination White Glove Delivery: White glove services may include inside placement, unpacking, and debris removal for a smoother handoff at the delivery site.
- Consistent Communication: A team member keeps you updated throughout the process, from pickup through delivery.
- Coverage Options: Protection options are available for high-value medical and laboratory equipment shipments.
What Types of Medical Equipment Does Navis Ship?
Navis specializes in transporting a wide range of medical and laboratory systems, including:
- MRI, CT, PET/CT, and X-ray machines
- Ultrasound systems and mobile imaging carts
- Lab analyzers, centrifuges, spectrometers, and diagnostic equipment
- Robotic surgery systems and operating room equipment
- Ventilators, infusion pumps, and monitoring devices
- Research-grade microscopes, laser systems, and testing instruments
Why Choose Navis for Medical Equipment Shipping?
Navis brings decades of hands-on experience moving sensitive, high-value, and difficult-to-ship equipment for healthcare organizations, laboratories, manufacturers, distributors, and medical offices.
- Proven experience with sensitive, high-value freight
- Professional packing and custom crating for medical equipment
- Nationwide reach with international export experience
- Flexible scheduling for pickups and facility moves
- White glove delivery options for inside placement and final-mile service
Let’s Get Your Equipment Moving Safely and Securely
When it comes to shipping life-saving equipment, experience matters. Healthcare networks, equipment distributors, laboratories, medical offices, and facility managers rely on Navis Pack & Ship for professional packing, crating, and shipping support.
Get started today. Contact your local Navis to request a quote and consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Navis ship medical equipment?
Yes. Navis Pack & Ship provides packing, crating, and shipping services for many types of medical equipment, including imaging systems, lab analyzers, diagnostic machines, ultrasound systems, and other sensitive healthcare devices.
Does medical equipment need custom crating?
Many medical equipment shipments benefit from custom crating because the equipment may be heavy, fragile, high-value, or sensitive to shock and vibration. Crates are designed around the item’s size, weight, fragility, and shipping requirements.
Can Navis provide white glove delivery for medical equipment?
Yes. White glove delivery options may include inside delivery, careful placement, unpacking, and debris removal depending on the equipment, delivery location, and project requirements.
Can Navis pick up medical equipment from a hospital, lab, or medical office?
Yes. Many Navis locations can coordinate pickup from hospitals, laboratories, medical offices, clinics, manufacturers, distributors, and other healthcare facilities.
Can Navis ship medical equipment internationally?
Yes. Navis can help coordinate international medical equipment shipments, including export-ready crating, air freight, ocean freight, and shipping documentation support when applicable.
Can medical equipment be stored before delivery?
Storage and staging options may be available for medical equipment that needs to be held before final delivery, installation, relocation, or shipment consolidation.
