New job in Copenhagen? Moving the
family to Perth? Picking up house and home and going overseas is a big change.
With so many unpredictable’s, consider eliminating one of them: your vehicle.
If you have a safe, reliable car, truck, or motorcycle you’d like to keep as a
daily driver, hire a company which specializes in international auto shipping.
For often less than $1000, your dependable daily workhorse of a vehicle can
keep on chugging overseas, eliminating the hassle and expense of buying a new
vehicle in a new country.
Make sure your vehicle is legal and
road-ready in your new home. Find out local and governmental regulations and
policies, and prepare ahead of time for any necessary insurance, paperwork and
mechanical adjustments to the vehicle.
RORO shipping
In most cases, the easiest and most
cost-effective method of ocean-freight auto shipping uses a car carrier vessel. RORO stands for Roll On - Roll Off, and
just like it sounds, involves not much more than driving vehicles directly onto
the vessel and then off again at its destination. RORO vessels are filled with
cars, trucks, motorcycles, ATVS, and whatever other vehicles can be driven up
the ramp.
It’s the auto shipping method utilized by most overseas car manufacturers. RORO is
probably your best bet IF you’re shipping your car from a port city large
enough to attract car carrier vessels. The cities of New York, Norfolk,
Baltimore, Jacksonville, Charleston, Galveston, Savannah, and Los Angeles all
offer options for RORO auto shipping.
Container auto shipping
If you happen to live near a smaller
port city, container auto shipping may be a superior option to transport your
car overseas. Nearly all port cities can service container vessels. Shipping
containers come in 20 to 40-foot sizes and can safely handle all sorts of
vehicles. And the geographic area this method of auto shipping covers is much
wider than the Roll On- Roll Off vessels can provide.
High-end vehicle? If you wish to
give the ultimate protection to your car during its voyage, consider LCL
shipping. Less than Container Load offers your vehicle isolation in its own
shipping container during the transport.
Looking for value? If you live in a
smaller port city and want to ship your daily driver overseas, look into FCL
auto shipping options. Full Container Load means the shipping container will
house your car, as well as other carefully packed goods and items, during the
voyage. This is a cost-effective, yet safe, way to ship your car to its new
home.
No matter what you choose, there are
safe and cost-effective options for transporting your vehicle overseas.
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