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Current Shipping Cost Namibia to Ghana

Howdy

Just sharing some info....

Confirmed costs for shipping a 20' container from Walvis Bay to Tema is working out at €1464 + receiving costs in Tema - which i'm lead to believe would be in the region of €300.

Its expensive considering you could probably ship from South Africa to Europe for that price.

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Have no info on costs for shipping from India to Indonesia for same stuff

From what I can gather 2000 dollers will get you a 20' container pretty much from anywhere to anywhere + budget for 500 or 600 for clearance costs..

Destination and origin have a big impact on cost - some ports seem to be very expensive.

You'll need to do a fair bit of googling to nail it. Or get a shipping agent. The problem with the latter is you loose control by handing over to a 3rd party.

Start by picking a few ports that suit your travel needs - google the ports and be advised that ports like airports have their own specific names and and in some cases abbreviations.

Track down what companies serve your prefered ports - then track down their schedules - most have maps and schedules buried in their website.

If possible, before you look for prices, know what route you're after and pick a date from the schedule. My experience is that if you ask the shipping companies specific questions about specific routes - you'll get answers - global questions normally don't generate a response - bit like the Hubb :-)

So budget $3K as worst case and anything less than that is a bonus

Niallo
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Hi, Which shipping company was that with and do you have any info on agents. Thanks for this, it can be a long trawl for info, Ian
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