Fees and Import duties
Generally there will be a terminal handling charge for the unloading of the cars from the ship at the port of destination.
Insurance policies
Most shipping lines insurance policies are provided by TGI (Travel Guard International) and are 2% of the value insured, that’s $20.00 for every $1,000 of coverage.
What does RoRo shipping mean?
RORO means roll on roll off and it’s a specific type of service offered by the Shipping Lines for shipping vehicles only.
What can i ship along with my car?
You can ship one spare tire, one jack and one wrench. Boxes of personal effects inside your auto should be sent LCL via air or sea. When Customs fills out the inspection report on your auto they will not include the boxes of personal effects in this report. The Shipping Line and the insurance services take a hands off approach to personal effects in that if they are found to be missing at the port of destination.
Shipping a vehicle in a container
Whether your car will be professionally loaded (will cost you between $550.00 and $650.00) or you will make your own arrangements to load the car yourself. You must keep the following in mind when mixing personal effects and a car
Minister “Encourages” Private Importers to Go Multimodal
The Minister of Communications and Transportation (MoCT), Driba Kuma, has encouraged the private sector to use the multimodal transportation system, which is to be fully operational beginning July 7, 2010.
Djibouti Backs off from Proposed Operation Monopoly at Doraleh
The government of Djibouti backed off, last week, from its plans to grant exclusive rights to a private consortium, which would have undertaken the operation of container stuffing and unstuffing inside its own premises, sources disclosed to Fortune.
Gov’t Contracts Dubai Co. to Import Vehicles, Quick
The government gave a 50 million Br vehicle supply contract to a Dubai company, dropping offers made by established local suppliers.
Djibouti Grants Monopoly on Part of Port Operation
A crisis is looming between Ethiopian authorities and their counterparts in Djibouti, following a new directive that is deemed to have given a monopolistic position to an alliance of private companies on the operation of stripping, stuffing, and unstuffing of containers.
Gov’t Begins Cargo Delivery at Modjo, Semera to Private Importers
Authorities at the Revenues and Customs Authority instructed on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, all agencies operating inside the newly built dry ports at Modjo and Semera to begin delivering containers imported by private companies, reliable sources disclosed.