Shipping stuff in containers: dumb question
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Just wondering if anybody here is 'in the trade' regarding shipping. We're moving to the Philippines in the next couple of months, renting the house out etc, but SWMBO is talking about taking a whole bunch of crap with us, beds, tellys, furniture, including maybe my hot rod and Harley.
So, we'd like to take a container, if the price is right, but can a 20' container be delivered and put on the ground, on our driveway, or does it have to sit up on the trailer it is supplied on?
I think I know the answer will be, but I thought I'd check.
So, we'd like to take a container, if the price is right, but can a 20' container be delivered and put on the ground, on our driveway, or does it have to sit up on the trailer it is supplied on?
I think I know the answer will be, but I thought I'd check.
Nickyboy said:
Pesty said:
HOGEPH said:
Get it insured!
He said somthing like 1-2% of conatiners fall overboard. That was a stessfull month I can tell you
Think he was buslls
tting though.
He wasn't bull sHe said somthing like 1-2% of conatiners fall overboard. That was a stessfull month I can tell you
Think he was busllstting though.tting, some do fall overboard in rough seas
Edited by mybrainhurts on Saturday 27th March 22:28
jamiebae said:
You can get a truck which will drop the container onto the floor here, but it will obviously cost more, if available at all over there.
Well, it is 'over here' we need it, as we can probably sort out the unloading a lot easier at the Philippines end with no problem. When we moved to England 8 years ago our 20' container arrived at our house in England on a 40' trailer, and parked in the street while we unloaded, but it'll take a couple of days to slowly upload all our junk to move back, and I doubt the neighbours/cops will appreciate the whole street being blocked.
Scott330ci said:
"Container Lift" will do it. Speciy to the shipper you need the container decked and they will ort it out for you. A lift will cost around £150.
I'll mention that to the people we are getting quotes from. Another £150 on top of the £3000 or so the container costs is neither here nor there.I assume the container lift won't destroy our block paved front yard? we've had ten ton skip trucks on there before now.
ETA: now I've looked at the side-lift equipment I'm not even sure that could be utilised to get the container where we want it.
http://www.containerlift.co.uk/Equipment/Sidelifte...
Edited by King Herald on Saturday 27th March 23:12
Nickyboy said:
Pesty said:
HOGEPH said:
Get it insured!
He said somthing like 1-2% of conatiners fall overboard. That was a stessfull month I can tell you Think he was busllstting though.
He wasn't bull sHe said somthing like 1-2% of conatiners fall overboard. That was a stessfull month I can tell you
Think he was busllstting though.tting, some do fall overboard in rough seasETA: what is going with the quotes here?! sorry
Edited by Steamer on Sunday 28th March 02:05
Cyberprog said:
Hrm, dunno if they'll cover the midlands, but Alan Coward Transport (ACT Hire) do both sales of containers and run a fleet of hiab lorries capable of dropping the container pretty much anywhere you want it. They're based out of Avonmouth outside Bristol.
The problem is liaising between the company who quotes to ship the container, and a company who will deliver the container as we require. I foresee headaches, so we may just go with a couple of large wooden boxes and leave my hot rod behind. Moddie, what's the reason for moving the thread into Business: an area that has very little to do with container shipping?
http://www.robinsons-intl.com/ will quote for the whole process
Edited by john_p on Monday 29th March 10:59
I've found a company that specialises in shipping to the Philippines, and they do a container service, including packing and unpacking, customs clearance both ends etc. That might be the best plan, then they will arrive, pack all our junk, and be gone in a few hours, far quicker than we could have loaded it by ourselves.
A 20 footer will be just shy of £4000, which includes all costs.
It worries me using a general shipping contractor, as the Philippines seems to have its own variable rules when it comes to what fees, taxes, levies can be charged, and an unfamiliar agent might cost us a lot of money.
I just tried an On-Line quite at Robinson's, and they are asking if we can fit a van in our drive, and how many boxes we need for glass items etc. Not quite what I had in mind. I might give them a call when I get home in three weeks.
A 20 footer will be just shy of £4000, which includes all costs.
It worries me using a general shipping contractor, as the Philippines seems to have its own variable rules when it comes to what fees, taxes, levies can be charged, and an unfamiliar agent might cost us a lot of money.
I just tried an On-Line quite at Robinson's, and they are asking if we can fit a van in our drive, and how many boxes we need for glass items etc. Not quite what I had in mind. I might give them a call when I get home in three weeks.
Pesty said:
He said somthing like 1-2% of conatiners fall overboard. That was a stessfull month I can tell you Think he was busllstting though.
They think nothing of throwing them overboard if the weather gets too much. Not worth compromising the safety of the vessel for a few containers. Think he was busllstting though.Gassing Station | Business | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff