Vehicle and Machinery Shipping Services

Three ways to put a vehicle on a ship, and one team that decides which is right for yours before quoting.

ContainerRoRoBreakbulk

Select the Method by the Cargo

Cars in containers

20ft and 40ft high-cube, one to four units, racked or floor-loaded, with photographic loading record.

RoRo vessels

Drive-on, drive-off for cars, buses, trucks and self-propelled machinery. Usually the lowest cost per unit.

Trucks and buses

Dump trucks, tractor heads, cargo trucks, coaches — the size problem and how we solve it.

Breakbulk and project cargo

Crane-loaded out-of-gauge vehicles, mining trucks, excavators and plant.

Loading methods compared

Side-by-side comparison of cost, risk, dimensions and transit.

Documents and permits

What we need from you and what we issue on our side.

Scope

Scope of a Standard Booking

Collection or trucking to the loading port from the supplier
Export customs declaration and release
Terminal handling, stevedoring and lashing to carrier standard
Bill of lading issuance and telex release handling
Certificate of origin and other consular or origin documents where required
Photographic record of loading and securing
Daily status updates until the vessel sails

What Is Not Included (Unless Agreed in Writing)

Import duties and taxes — the importer’s cost
Destination port demurrage, storage or detention
Marine insurance (we arrange it on request — see below)
Inland delivery beyond the discharge port unless agreed

Risk

Marine Insurance

Vehicles are high-value, easily dented cargo. We recommend all-risk marine cover on every shipment and can place it for you at cost. RoRo cargo sits on open decks on some services and carries more handling risk than a sealed container; consult us to determine which deck your service uses.

We do not represent cargo as insured unless coverage is confirmed in writing.

Send dimensions and weight — we will tell you what fits

No rate table on this site can be accurate. Freight is quoted per shipment.

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