Home From Yokohama, Japan to Tacoma, USA - May, 2014

From Yokohama, Japan to Tacoma, USA - May, 2014

Submitted by thomaslehmen
Route
Shipment From: 
Yokohama, Japan
Shipment To: 
Tacoma, USA
Shipper details
Contact person name: 
Reina K.
Company name: 
Interfracht
Company web page: 
http://www.interfracht.de/
Contact person email: 
r...@interfracht-jpn.com
Travellers Impressions of the shipper
Recommended?: 
Yes
Rating: 
5/5 - Excellent
Information about this Shipment
Shipping Method: 
Ro-Ro
Shipping date: 
May, 2014
Cost Paid at Start (US $): 
1000 US$ plus some port charge
Cost Paid at Destination (US $): 
+/- 100 US$
Blog post: 
http://www.apieceforyou.com
Comments: 

If I remember right it takes just 10 !!! days with the RoRo plus extra days at the ports. Many ferrys with regular and reliable schedule, they use the boats of Wallenius Wilhelmsen for RoRo. If it happens that you get in contact with Reina (it is a Japanese female name), please give greetings from Thomas the German and his motorcycle. It probably doesnt make it cheaper for any of us the next time, but works for good connections and one or the other favor for us.

At the port of Yokohama you have another broker who does the job there for you. (Reina makes the contact). If you do that the first time its all confusing, specially if you dont speak Japanese, but you can absolutely trust the Japanese organization skills and the people you deal with do speak English. Still, plan a couple of hours for the port.

No luggage is allowed on a RoRo! I did send my panniers in two cardboard boxes to a friend in the USA: by ordinary Japanese post! It was the cheapest and it worked!

Interfracht is a German company in Bremerhaven: http://www.interfracht.de/                          

They also do many other destinations RoRo and container. See other post about NY - Bremerhaven. 

For more details dont hesitate to contact me:

thom...@thomaslehmen.de

Ride safe! Thomas

 

 

 

 


 

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