Shipments done by Travellers

This was the cheapest and fastest RORO service I found from US to Europe post Covid.  About $1200 with all the extra little fees and insurance.

Great service at both ends.  I was alowed to oversee the packing and loading of the motor in the container at the warehouse in Dubai.  Superb job with building the palette and tying the motor down . Arrived at the receiving end without a scratch and in the original condition. Highly recommend their service.

Schumacher Cargo is spezialiced in transport of cars and motorcycles from North America to Europe. I handed over the bike with all the luggage, paid, signed a few documents which were prepared in advance via information gathered by email. The whole procedure was finished in less than half an hour.

I picked up the bike, a KTM 400 Miliitary, at Bremerhaven harbour. The Partner of Schumacher Cargo in Germany is LPL Automotive GmbH, Geo-Plate-Str. 1, 27568 Bremerhaven. That's an adress in the harbour area where they unload the container, which has arrived a few days before in Hamburg.

The bike was placed in a fenced area together with a lot of Harleys and Gold Wings.

The staff of LPL is very professional, friendly and helpful.

I dropped the bike in LA on Sept 28t and picked it up in Bremerhaven on Nov 13

Stefan Knoph runs a tours company, rents bikes, ships bikes from US three times a year. He will receive the bike at both spots, take delivery and store bike until you arrive. He will take care of all paperwork that you need including insurance. He also runs a motorcycle BnB. He ships bike both ways and handles crating. He also sells bikes for customers. Great guy. I just bought a bike from another guy through Stefan. The other guy is shipping another bike over with Stefan.

If I remember right it takes around two weeks. There are weekly boats, but the broker in NY has to fill a whole container and after that the customs have it for at least another day lets say two. If the boat just left, another week comes on top ... .  Interfracht will give you all necessary information where and how to bring your bike, it is a little outside in Bayonne, New Jersey, where all the ports are, but actually just half hour ride with no traffic from Manhattan, with traffic 2 hours. (dont forget to bring the document of the broker, which Interfracht send you via e-mail!) Better keep your original registration, it might take time to get it back in Bremerhaven.

Luggage allowed!!! I left a lot on my bike, and could have left even more on the bike. No problems with lost or damaged. 

Pick up in Bremerhaven is fairly easy, they do most for you, you just have to ride through the custmos which is quick procedure there. There in the north of Germany you are within a couple of hours in other cities and a couple of days all over Europe.

If it happens that you talk to Britta or Ricarda, please say hello from Thomas the German Rider with his website about the presents. 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.

Interfracht does also RoRo, for example Japan-USA. See also other post Yokohama - Tacoma USA I did with Interfracht.

For more details dont hesitata to contact me: thom...@thomaslehmen.de

Ride safe, Thomas