Container Shipping

Any one have any contacts with shipping a container overseas? I've got a plow to ship.From Iowa.

We've done it a number of times. We've used several different freight forwarders as dictated by our customers. One was "seamates", one was "utcoverseas". Try their websites. When our shipment was ready, we just called them, they arranged to have a truck drop off the container (on a trailer). Normally, you've got about one hour to load it but we made special arrangement to have them leave the container. Remember the container is about 4 ft off the ground while sitting on the trailer. A full container is 40 ft and a small one is 20 ft, I think. When they pick it up, you'll need to seal the container. Can't remember where we got the seals, think the driver may have brought them. Usually, big shippers have their own.

Shipping to India, Brazil, Israel was as easy as shipping down the street.

Google freight forwarding, overseas shipping, etc. You'll get lots of hits.

Now the above is for a full container load. For a smaller item like a plow, you'll need to check on consolidating your shipment with someone elses. The forwarder will help you with that.
Also, remember that the containers are NOT always watertight. Inspect it before you load it. Cover the crated load in plastic and make sure it's braced on all 4 sides to the walls. Remember it'll be on a boat moving every which way. Also, will probably require fumigated wood for any pallets, blocking, etc. Lumber yards can get it, has a special stamp on it. We also have used a company that specializes in crating for overseas.

Where are you shipping to and how big of container (weight also)?

Dave

Hope youre not sending it to Nigeria! Man thats gonna cost the heck out of somebody! We load them all the time, but the company who we sell to takes care of all of it, so all we do is load them, but youre gonna have to get the comapny, or someone else to get it from Iowa to the shipyard, then from there overseas. If its not a straight shot, as in having to go through the Panama Canal to get to its destination without going around the world, theres a charge for that, not sure what it is, but seems it was in excess of 500 bucks more. (I cant rememeber much about it since changing depts. at work) I do recall from Charleston, SC docks to CHina was like 25000 bucks, but that was 45000 lbs. on a 40ft comtainer.(These were like sealed tight containers or something like that, but I never saw any difference in those and the one we load now.)

I just need a shipping company that has room in a container for a John Deere 2 bottom plow to go to Holland. Container probably gets loaded on a ship in New York and goes to Amsterdam.

I'd check with yellow Freight to see if they put together cargo for overseas. We have loaded them where I work. but they are always full containers

The company who took my Caterpillar and trailer wouldn't work, they only ship to S. America. But that's the type company you want. My Cat's headed to Peru.

Baltimore is another huge port, where Peruvian Motors ships from. Mostly repaired (totaled)large SUVs, but they find room for customer tractors. My buyer had 3 tractors and a trailer to ship.

Good luck, worked great for me.

Google Schenker or DHD. Also try Uship.com

Sometimes it's easier for the buyer (the one over here) to organize shipping and cheaper for them also. both the companies mentioned run through amsterdam though.

Dave

You can probably avoid the hassle of fumigating if you use only plywood for the crating. Break the plow down to make a smaller package and to protect any protruding parts (levers, etc). Be sure to SECURELY fasten them to the main body, as small, loose parts are quite likely to get lost. Don't just drop a bag of bolts into the crate and expect they'll get there. Customs inspectors are the same all 'round the world.

Good idea to take lots of photos of the packing and the crate so you can show the care you took in preparing the shipment.

chech with this man.he does load container about once a year at rock valley tractor to go to Holland by way of Dulath Minn his email [email protected]