Thread: Shipping a Unimog from Australia to NZ

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    Default Shipping a Unimog from Australia to NZ

    Has anyone any experiance in shipping to NZ, or could recommend a shipping line, the vehicle is to big for a container

    Regards

    Steve

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    What way is it too big Height? I shipped a mog to OZ in a high cube (extra height) container by removing wheels and unbolting stoneguards from brake discs and driving into container on discs in low range no damage was done . Have you looked at putting on flatrack ? HTSH

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    Yes it has a camper body and is way too high for a container, I was looking for someone who could recommend a shipping line for the trip

    Steve

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozjourney View Post
    Has anyone any experiance in shipping to NZ, or could recommend a shipping line, the vehicle is to big for a container

    Regards

    Steve
    This may seem like very obvious but, try googling "australia to new zealand by RORO". I did this and there were lots of hits. Pick one and enquire.
    I will be shipping a Mog with camper to Vladivostok from West coast US next year and that is how I started -with google
    Rob Blackwell
    The Americas (North, Central and South) top to bottom 2009/2010, Unimog U500 GXV build 2012 (the yellow Mog is now finished), Russia to Europe via Turkey (planned) 2013
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    If you are doing it just because a carnet is good for only 1 year, be aware I had my carnet (with CAA) extended by a year using the services of a customs broker in Australia.

    Charlie
    Unimog U500 with Unicat camper; diesel BMW X5 35d, diesel BJ40 Landcruiser and diesel M37

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    We shipped our cars from Melbourne to Vlad using a company called Silverwind, no complaints, they have an office in Vlad and know the system

    Steve

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    I'd drop an email to Maria at ATL Global. She has done a great job for us on Ro-Ro stuff, even pretty complex routing (Baltimore to Dubai, Dubai to Dar es Salaam), and she's very familiar with the layout and limits on various ships. Her email is maria@atlglobal.us and you can mention that I (Karl with the silver Landcruiser) referred you. She called me when I was not far from the Kenya / South Sudan / Uganda tripoint to give me a customs status update on one of our vehicles... at 6AM her time! Can't ask for better serivce than that.

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