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16 Mar 2016
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Shipping Contact (Cairo to US)
Anyone know of a reputable agent out of Cairo that can help me ship two KLR650s from Cairo to the US? We are looking for the cheapest (yet, reliable) transportation.
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16 Mar 2016
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Originally Posted by jjn.world2015
Anyone know of a reputable agent out of Cairo that can help me ship two KLR650s from Cairo to the US? We are looking for the cheapest (yet, reliable) transportation.
Thanks!
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Reputable, reliable, cheap and Egypt all in the same sentence.... I sincerely wish you all the best in your quest! My experiences are from a long time ago (1999). See Chapter 5 The Big Trip
Maybe consider riding to Israel and trying there.
Best of luck!
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That's disheartening.
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Merhaba,
Unfortunately correct..an insallah for a simple signature means a day in egypt customs.
Not in cairo but in alexandria, a good agent is available generally for europe and am not sure for usa..probably LCW seafreight will be possible with a connection shipment in pireus..done by friends between greece and egypt last year even for 4 W.
Groupage forwarding is expensive and needs more paperwork,signatures, permissions so many agents prefer full container shipments..May be you can meet others for container share or starting the conversation with a selamunaleykum will lead to the following steps easier..Israel has direct seafreight connection with greece only.So I guess the same procedure will be there.
Here is the contact details for agent in egypt..
CFS Egypt | services that set standards
nermien_mamish@cfsegypt.com
Contact details for the agent in İsrael.
http://en.tiran.co.il/
Att. Oren Golani
Hope helps..
Best wishes...
Last edited by Mehmet Zeki Avar; 18 Mar 2016 at 18:07.
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I can highly recommend Nermien and the CFS freight forwarding team based in Alexandria. I've been working with CFS to get my DR650 from Alex to Greece, and just today delivered the bike to Port of Alexandria for roro shipment to Piraeuse outside Athens.
At the same time they're arranging shipment of my buddy's KLR from Alexandria to Chicago, by boat. I'm not sure that CFS is the cheapest option, but they eliminate the pain out of trying to navigate Byzantine Egyptian bureaucracy by yourself, and the frustration of emailing shippers like Grimaldi that never reply...
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