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From THIS page, you can find details of shipments ALREADY MADE by travellers, both air and sea, so you can plan your own shipment.
For each shipment, the details include Shipping Date, Cost, Shipper Contact details and a Description of the experience, often including very detailed and extremely useful information about the requirements for crating or the paperwork involved at the destination location.
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Shipment: From Hamburg, Germany to Sydney, Australia - September, 2009
Mündelheimer Weg 25, 40472 Düsseldorf
Tel.0049-211-7335351
Mündelheimer Weg 25, 40472 Düsseldorf
Tel.0049-211-7335351
We shipped our two Yamaha Teneres to Australia in September 2009 and picked them up in Sydney six weeks later. We had to crate the bikes and we used the orginal Tenere crate from our dealer which just a pallet and a thick cardboard box around it. Although you cannot put anything heavy on top this was no problem. The price of 580 EUR per bike includes the insurance and the harbour fee in Sydney (456,- AUS$). Pick up in Frankfurt am Main cost another 230 EUR. Everything was perfect. Brigitte Druskus was very helpful and patient. I can only recommend the company.
Shipment: From London, England to Paris, France - August, 2009
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Shipment: From Magadan, Russian Federation to Vladivostok, Russian Federation - August, 2009
Call Victoria on 814-862-8920
There are very few options for shipping onwards from Magadan.
We found two, DVS-Tours and FESCO/TransFES. Transfes could ship bike only, and could not take passengers, but it was CHEAP (2 motorcycles for 8,400 Roubles or about $280).
We preferred the option of travelling together on the same ship as the bikes.
The price was initially quoted at the higher rate of, I think, 700 Euros. But with the right balance of flirtation and asking questions, this soon became the price I've shown.
The price included transport of MOTORCYCLE and PASSENGER, this price includes a cabin for each passenger, and meals for the duration of the crossing. No extra hidden fees anywhere.
The ship is a coal ship that transports coal from Vladik to Magadan, for the power station. It travels back to Vladik empty, and as such a huge vessel with no weight to it, the crossing can be rough.
The gentleman I made the crossing with suffered badly from sea-sickness (the crew unanimously advised a traditional Russian cure, 100ml of Vodka, drank straight, in one) (This helped a little).
The crossing was quoted as taking 4-5 days, and actually took 6.
You may get bored on the boat, take books and entertainment.
The crew were superb, and helped with everything.
The food is terrible.
Any questions, pls email me. Hope this helps
Shipment: From Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico to Piraeus, Greece - July, 2009
07901675156
We have used Mark before to transport bikes down to Malaga and he gave a first class service. We have booked him again to take our trail bikes to Mountain Madness in July and there is space available for more bikes if anyone is interested.
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We shipped our two Yamaha Teneres to Australia in September 2009. We have been able to pick them up 6 weeks later in Sydney. We had to put them in a crate and we used the orginal Tenere crate from our dealer which is made of a pallet and a strong cardboard box around it. Although you cannot put anything heavy on top this was no problem. We paid for both bikes 1.058,- EUR including pick up from Frankfurt and including insurance. In Sydney we had to pay another 456,- AUS$ harbour fees. Everything was perfect. Brigitte Druskus was very helpful and patient. I can only recommend the company.