There are many international freight shipping companies to pick from when searching the web. While some companies are really great, there are certain things a person or company must look for to ensure their freight gets to the desired destination. In this article we will cover what to look for in an international freight shipping company and how to cut shipping rates. This is primarily written for business-to-business freight shipping from the USA.

Normally when someone is shipping freight, it is done by an ocean freight forwarding company. Continue reading →

Oh yeah! The long awaited advent of the container shipping department is coming to fruition. We are expanding our global network to include shipping containers of product. We currently ship cars in containers so this isn’t something new. International container shipping will be done using the same shipping lines. However we are now helping people ship commodities and products to countries worldwide.

Most of our shipment originate from the United States and go to other countries, that is, we export containers.  In the future we will begin importing containers from other countries to the United States. Perhaps one day (when our system is set up), we will ship from countries that don’t even involve the ships coming to the United States.

We hope that this area of international shipping is very successful. The barriers to entry seem so high that competition is fierce. Wish us luck because we are a tiny company stepping into the monster world of big players.  Even on a bad economy we are expanding so hopefully this is a good sign.

As always we will start small and grow. Since we have a lot of experience shipping cars on RoRo ships and in containers, we really doubt we will have any problems. As always, if you are curious as to how much it costs to ship a container overseas, fill out the “Get a free quote” button at the top of the website.

The overall process of shipping a motorcycle overseas is very much like the process of shipping a car. International motorcycle shipping costs a lot less than shipping a car because it takes up less room. Shipping Harley Davidsons overseas is very popular. The image below is practically all Harleys. All motorcycles are secured Continue reading →

Many Americans buy a property in Costa Rica for retirement. In addition, many people in surrounding countries have cars imported to Costa Rica and drive it back to their respective country. Having a car shipped over there is no problem, but the tough part is all the regulations which must be followed. “Long Term” American tourist have it a little easier. We have had many customers who were American “tourists” in the past who have settled in Costa Rica use the following method. Once every three months the person must leave Costa Rica and re-enter the country and get their passport stamped. There is more information here regarding this secret on shipping a car to Costa Rica. There are many shipping ports a person can ship from. The maps feature to your right are the locations where we can ship your car to in Costa Rica. If you are moving to Costa Rica and taking all your belongings, use a container ship! You can put your car and furniture inside. Once your car gets there, follow go to another country and get your “stamp” when re-entering Costa Rica.

For people living in Nicaragua or Panama, sometimes they never pay taxes on the car. People in Mexico do this all the time, but you didn’t hear this from me! Of course a person should never get caught doing this. Latin America has a very different culture when it comes to paying taxes. But to be on the safe side, pay the import tax for the country you are shipping the car to.