Surprisingly auto shipping services to Italy has its customers and demand is pretty strong. The thing is, Italians buy American cars that are not available in Italy for mass production. Cars like Dodge Viper, Ford Mustang and Cadillac are in high demand with Italian car enthusiasts. Some of the shipping companies try to capitalize on the demand and have offered partnerships with vintage car dealers in both countries. This way, they try to lower the costs and make the car shopping and shipping a one stop destination. Other reasons to be interested in auto shipping services to Italy might be specialty vehicles, such as minivans, Jeeps and other outdoor vehicles.

Carex International is a company based in US; it has been in business for more than 10 years. It offers auto shipping services to Italy on ocean carriers from multiple ports in US to any major port in Italy. Services offered are: pick up, storage, packaging, and delivery along with registration and customs clearance in the country of origin and country of destination.

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For more information on auto shipping services to Italy, please visit company’s website www.carexshipping.com

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However, not a lot of shippers have a clear understanding how the charges are calculated with international roll-on roll-off vehicle shipping. The most important things is the size (or dimensions) of your shipment. Let me give you a few examples for different types of cargo:

1. Automobiles, Pick up trucks and SUVs. These vehicles are usually divided into groups based on the total size. If your automobile is under 400 cubic feet then it’ll be charged under first category (let’s say $600). If the size of your automobile is between 400 cuft and 650 cuft – then the price for the second category will be applied (let’s say $750) and so forth.

2. Boat on trailers or cradles. When you ship your boat overseas using roll-on roll-off service the price will be based on the total dimensions of your cargo. I must stress that the total size of your shipment is NOT considered to be just the size of the hull of the boat. The vessel operators treat the shipment as one whole unit. This means that the shipment will be measured from the tip of the trailer tongue, from the trailer fender on one side to another (or the hull width – whichever is wider), and from the ground to the top of the highest part of the boat. Since the cost of the shipping will be based on these total dimensions it can save customers a lot of money by removing parts of the boat to reduce the height or the length.

3. Trucks, buses, motorhomes, trailers. Just like with the boats the cargo will be measured from the longest point, to the widest point, to the highest point. This means that the bumpers will be included. Side mirrors will be included. If you have the AC unit on top on your motorhome – it will be included in the total measurements.

Usually when customers ask us for the international shipping quotes to ship their cargo via roll-on roll-off service they provide us with the manufacturer’s dimensions. Manufacturers usually go by the size of the body of the vehicle – not by the total dimensions. When cargo gets delivered to the ocean port for export – port workers re-measure the cargo as one whole unit and overseas shipping charges must be based on the dimensions provided by the port. A lot of customers are surprised to see a higher bill for international shipping and we have to explain over and over again how the cargo is really measured.

So folks, if you don’t like surprises – please, get the exact dimensions of your cargo so that international shipping company can provide you with an accurate quote for overseas roll-on roll-off transport.

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Here’s a photo showing new cars being unloaded from such vehicle carrier:

Nowadays roll-on roll-off carriers can handle not just cars but all types of motorized, rolling and even static cargo: trucks, boats, buses, motor homes, travel trailers, tractors, excavators, cranes and other high & heavy equipment and machinery.

International roll-on roll-off shipping is popular with exporters and importers mainly for 2 reasons: cost and efficiency. The cargo is simply “rolled on” the vessel at the port of loading and “rolled off” the vessel at the overseas destination. Everything is handled by the port workers. There’s no need to hire and pay export warehouse for crating, container packing, flat rack loading, port delivery, etc. This also helps to keep the cost of international shipping down.

The only problem with roll-on roll-off shipping is geographical coverage. While RO/RO transportation does have global routes it is still not as all-encompassing as container shipping. Some smaller countries may not even have any options for international roll-on roll-off transport.

Shipping via roll-on roll-off service from USA can be arranged from the major ocean ports: New York, Baltimore, Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami, New Orleans, Houston, Galveston, Los Angeles. Overseas destinations include major ports in Western Europe, Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Central America and South America.

If you’re interested in shipping your cargo from USA via roll-on roll-off service – please, use the contact form at the top menu.

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