Vehicle shipping
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Shipping Terminology
The following terms are common-place when shipping goods in containers.[1]
- Ocean Freight: The cost of actually shipping the container from A to B.
- Bunker: The cost of the fuel for the ship.
- Stuffing: Getting the goods into the container and sealing it. The details here are important as this may include moving the container around or not.
- Lashing: Physically lashing the vehicles into the container so they don’t move around.
- Unstuffing: Getting the goods out of the container, which again may include moving the container from the port to the yard or not.
- Documentation Fee: The cost of lodging all the paperwork with customs.
- Bill of Lading: The official document describing the contents of the container.
- Port Fees: The amount charged by the port to allow the container and it’s contents to pass.
Notes:
- All of the above may be charged per container or per vehicle and may cover both ends or not.
- If you put more than one vehicle into a single container (it's usually cheaper) make certain it's very clear on the Bill of Lading who owns which vehicle.
References
Hackney's Shipping Guide for Overlanders
Montevideo (Uruguay) to Norfolk, Virginia in shared container (part one) and (part 2) - Capitol Southbound
Santos (near Sao Paolo), Brazil to Galveston, Texas via RORO shipping part 1 and part 2 - Life Remotely
Cartagena (Colombia) to Galveston, Texas via RORO shipping - Bodeswell
Practical information on shipping a vehicle: Finding a Shipping Schedule, Ensuring a Good Container Loading of your Car, Car Shipping Rates and Terminology – Landcruising Adventure
On shipping your vehicle (in a container) to South America: Shipping a Car to South America, Shipping Ports in South America, Custom Clearance at Ports in South America – Landcruising Adventure
Container shipment from Bangladesh to Singapore – Landcruising Adventure
Container shipment from Malaysia to Argentina – Landcruising Adventure
Shipping your car across the Amazon River from Belém to Macapá – Landcruising Adventure
Shipping your vehicle from Brazil to French Guiana (over the Oiapoque River) – Landcruising Adventure
CANADA - UK
CANADA - EUROPE 1st July 2014
Seabridge run a almost weekly service to Antwerp. This is Ro-Ro. They allowed stowed personal posessions in your car. We have no experience of this but charges are easy to calculate. They charge Length x Width x Height in meter and then €44.00 EUR per cubic meter. There is a fuel surcharge od 20% on top of that. Then there are charges ion Antwerp that are €245.00 EUR. There is another $295.00 CAD for the port charges in Canada. That's it. So our truck at 5.52 x 1.8 x 2.2 = 21.86 x €44.00 EUR = €961.80 EUR + 20% + €245.00 EUR = €1,399.00 EUR plus the $295.00 CAD.
Shipping Halifax to Liverpool 20 Foot container.
CANADA LOADING AGENT
We loaded in Dartmouth in Guysborough Transfers yard. I arranged to load myself and they do the strapping and lashing. Price agreed was Error in price tag: 'CAN' is not a known currency. paid in cash. We have not yet loaded so I will update this once it’s completed about the "hassle factor". Contact Details for Guysborough are [1] I spoke to Mark (marc.n@guysboroughtransfer.com) and negotiated a price based on my requirement to load the car myself. It seems this must be done in a yard in Canada and you are not allowed on the port. This is usually the case but there seems to be no flexibility here and you are NOT allowed on the port. Guysborough are just across from the port so it’s no problem.
Loading is a full week before departure. We were asked to arrive no later than Friday the week before shipping. We are intending to load on Thursday just in case anything is a problem. This means you have 7 days before it sails and sailing is a week. Currently flights home are on a Wednesday to Gatwick on Air Transat. Cheapest option is book late and price is lower. Currently under Error in price tag: 'CAN' is not a known currency. per person, one way. You can leave before your vehicle according to Sandy.
CANADA SHIPPING AGENT
Shipping was arranged as PORT to PORT Halifax to Liverpool using Affordable Freight [2]. Contact Details are Sandy (sandy@affordable-freight.com). The price was $1,675.00 USD (Prices will rise 1st July 2014). This is the lowest price we got in all our searching. We tried 8 companies. They were all around $2,500.00 USD. This $1,675.00 USD was paid in cash in Canadian dollars using bank exchange rate in person at their office. They do not accept cards but will accept bank cheques or transfer. Drawing our CAN$ was the easiest for us. Their office is NOT in Halifax or Dartmouth and is Kentville quite a way from the port. The price was port to port including terminal handling. Shipping is on Atlantic Carrier Lines.
CANADA CUSTOMS AGENT
Not required shipping a vehicle and personal possessions from Canada to UK. The container is sealed by the loading agent and that’s it. There is quite a bit of UK paperwork needed at the other end though.
OTHER
The car must be less than a quarter tank of fuel. A packing list is recommended for personal possessions for the UK end mainly. Propane must be empty.
UK END
We arranged unloading locally with the port directly. We are not using an agent. Paperwork fee to Atlantic Carrier is £30.00 GBP and we expect maybe £30.00 GBP for shifts as the handling fees are mostly on the shipping costs. We expect customs to be £30.00 GBP and will clear ourselves. You will need to complete a C3 form and C179B and present to UK Customs in Liverpool with a packing list for the personal possessions. We have been informed that it does not need to be detailed just an outline of all contents.
