Hurricane Irene in East Coast and Car Shipping

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Francisco

If you have a car that is being shipped and a hurricane hits as it has in the East Coast, most likely you don’t have to worry especially if you bought marine insurance.  Most of our shipping lines dock inside a harbor so the waves rock the ship. In the case of a hurricane, the wind normally pushes the ship up against the pier. normally there is protection between the ship and the pier. If your car is on a RoRo ship, then it’s highly unlikely your car will be affected; of course this depends on the size of the storm. If your car is leaving the United States on a container ship, then there may be a little more risk, but like the RoRo ship the container ship will be pushed up next to the pier.
The aftermath of Hurricane Irene had nearly no effect on any of our shipping lines! No reports have come to our office from the ships stating any substantial mishaps.

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Buying Cars Online from Private Sellers – Craigslist

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Francisco

Many people pay high prices at car dealerships when they can find great deals from private sellers. One place a person can find awesome deals is on Craigslist. Craigslist is a website for local transactions happen and they normally occur in person using cash. You can buy cars through eBay Motors too, but this post is only for Craigslist. Go to Craigslist.org & select the city you are in. You can chose any city you want. In our example we are going to use San Diego, California. We will look for 2005 Honda Civic. If you do this search on Craigslist, you will get salvaged car titles. Most people don’t want salvaged cars, so put a minus sign in front of the word salvage Continue reading →

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Shipping a Motorcycle Overseas

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Francisco

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 →

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Car Shipping Secrets to Costa Rica

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Francisco

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.

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Tough Car Shipping Restrictions to Australia

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Francisco

Many people ask us to ship a new car to Australia. The AU government does not allow any cars younger than 25 years to be imported. In addition, motorcycles must be 20 years or younger. Many countries believe they are protecting the best interest of their people by implementing laws like this. We don’t know why the AU government would do something like that, but if it’s anything like Latin America, then there “arrangements” put in place to protect the seller. Continue reading →

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Duty Import Tax on Vehicles for your Country

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Francisco

Oftentimes customers want us to charge them the duty fees for importing their car to their respective country. International car shipping companies do not provide this service. It is the responsibility of the owner to pay taxes once the car arrives to the destination country. One way to find out if the duty fees of a particular country is to call the Embassy in Washington, DC. Continue reading →

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RoRo Shipping vs Container Shipping. What’s the Difference?

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Francisco

As an international car shipping company, many people ask, “What’s the BEST way to ship a car overseas?” The answer will depend on what the objective is. There are two major ways to ship a car overseas from the United States.

RoRo Car ShippingRoRo Shipping – This form of car shipping requires the vehicle to “Roll on Roll off” the ramp. Use this car shipping method if only one car needs to be shipped. Nothing can be inside the car except for the jack and spare tire. Normally this is cheaper than shipping by container. Continue reading →

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US Military Car Shipping to Europe

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Francisco

We have many active duty members of the US armed forces who need to ship a car overseas. Our shipping lines depart from the US and arrive in Germany, UK and Belgium. We ship many cars for the US Army and Marines. If your car if far from one of the departure ports below, then we can arrange our truck transporter to meet with you or the designated person. The RoRo Departure Ports below are great if you are shipping one or two cars.

RoRo Ship Departure Ports
Tacoma, WA Long Beach, CA Galveston, TX Brunswick, GA Jacksonville, FL
Charleston, SC Baltimore, MD Newport News, VA Portsmouth, VA Newark, NJ

Our relation with the US military allows all US military family members to ship their cars at the same cost. Continue reading →

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Ship a car to Belgium

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Francisco

How to Ship a Car to Belgium

1 Title of Ownership & Bill of Sale
In order to ship a car from USA to Belgium, the car must have a Title of Ownership free of any liens. If the owner is in the USA, getting the title to the car shipping company is easy. If the owner of the vehicle bought the car over the internet or is already back in Belgium prior to shipping the car, the title of ownership from the car dealer and a Bill of Sale indicating the amount will be needed. The Title of Ownership has to be sent to the international car shipping company in it’s original form and the Bill of Sale is sent to the new owner. After the sailing, the car shipping company will return the Title of Ownership (via FedEx Express International mail with signature confirmation) to the receiver which he/she will present when the car is picked up.

2 Selecting an International Car Shipping Company
The following 2 steps are important if a person is to ship a car to Belgium. If the Continue reading →

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TESTIMONIALS from our customers!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Francisco

If you would like to leave a quick comment regarding your experience with Ship Overseas, Inc, please leave a comment. Every comment will be read no matter how long it is. Try answering these questions:

  1. What type of car did we ship for you?
  2. What state did we ship your car from?
  3. What country did we ship your car to?
  4. How was your overall experience?
  5. If you had to ship a car again, would you use us?

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