International Car Transport: An Overview

Executive Summary about Car Port by Thomas Morva

Car Port

There are a host of international car transport services that offer worldwide vehicle transportation solutions to individuals. Some basic options for the overseas transport of your car are shipping in an ocean container. For many world destinations container service is the only option available. The car needs to be secured, blocked, and braced inside the container. If you choose not to pack the ocean container yourself, your car can be delivered to the international car transport company’s warehouse, where it will be loaded into the ocean container.

Take note that you will have to employ a trucking company to move the vehicle from your home to the international car transport company’s warehouse. The other most popular option in international auto shipping is RO/RO, which stands for Roll-On/Roll-Off service and basically means that your car will be “”rolled on”" the ship at the port of origin and “”rolled off”" at the port of destination. This service is limited to only a select group of US ports and overseas destinations so contact your international car transport company for this information.

Shipping Cars - International Car Shipping

Executive Summary about Car Port by Michael Bliss

First of all, you want to get your vehicle ready for international car shipping. (I strongly recommend shipping your car completely empty to avoid any issues with the shipping companies). Make certain you pay for door-to-door delivery and note that the ultimate point is an export ocean terminal or loading warehouse of the overseas shippers. Ask your overseas shipper if they can furnish the delivery as almost all of them have their preferred vehicle transport companies.

Compulsory Documents for International Car Shipping
*** Be sure that you have on hand the original clean title for your vehicle. Option #1: Shipping Cars in Ocean Container
*** Overseas car shippers can usually provide two alternatives for you to get your car to another country: ocean container shipping or roll-on roll-off shipping. If you select ocean container option then the overseas transporter will load and tie down your car inside the ocean container most probably with other freight or cars. Option #2: Shipping Cars via Roll-on Roll-off carrier

*** With roll-on roll-off (RO-RO) oversea shipping your car will be need to be taken straightaway to the port and then secured inside the special vehicle carrier ship.