Features of Car Shipping in Containers Across the Ocean
Before starting the process of delivering a car from abroad, you need to double-check that the carrier you have chosen has the necessary experience to safely and reliably process your order within the country you buy the car from and deliver it to its destination.
When sending your car, there must be appropriate guarantees from the company that it will be delivered by – the most professional way and the most reliable service is what you need after all.
Regardless of the size of the vehicle that you want to ship, experienced specialists of CREDO TRANS will find the best solutions and provide a full delivery cycle as safely as possible with full responsibility for the safety of your cargo.
Choosing the Type of Container
One of the most popular customer requests is: how many cars can a container fit? Depending on your transportation needs, you can ship your car inside a 20 ‘or 40 and 45’ container. If you intend to ship multiple vehicles and other items, such as additional equipment and personal items, we recommend that you ship in containers only. Your cargo will be safely loaded and secured. It will also be cost-effective to ship multiple vehicles together in one container rather than shipping each vehicle separately. You can fit 1 to 2 standard vehicles in a 20-foot container, depending on the size. You can place 3-5 cars in a 40 and 45-foot container, depending on the size of the cars. As always, a team of professionals, who have experience in loading different types of containers safely and efficiently, always using all the space rationally is important here. If you need more information about this service, please contact us and CREDO TRANS specialists will provide all the necessary information. In general, the following rule works during transportation: the more cars you put into a container using special racks, the lower the shipping cost will be.
Advantages of Container Shipping for Cars
Various designs of folding shelving systems made of high-strength and corrosion-resistant steel ensure safe and efficient shipping of vehicles in containers around the world. This has a number of significant advantages:
- Once the vehicle is securely placed in its container, it no longer needs to be moved until it reaches its final destination.
- The container can be easily reloaded from train to warehouse, from warehouse to truck, from truck to ship, and so on.
- Containers can be used to transport cargo both over short distances and internationally, i.e., over the longest distances.
- Different types of vehicles may be transported at once
- This is the safest way to move cars since almost zero probability of theft of the transported cargo is achieved. The container guarantees complete isolation from external damage and environmental factors to your goods.
One of the main services of CREDO TRANS is creation of an individual loading plan in order to maximize the number of vehicles that you can load into a container with the least number of containers required. You can send us a model of the car or a list of various vehicles you need to be shipped to e-mail [email protected] and in a short time, you will receive a qualified answer of the most cost-efficient and functionally advantageous solution, regardless of which countries you need transportation between.
Key Rules for Transporting a Car in Containers
Motor vehicles that are transported in containers must strictly meet the following requirements:
- Be clean on the outside.
- The battery is disconnected.
- Empty fuel tank.
- All connections should be sealed.
- Adjust the tire pressure so that the contact area with the floor is at least 150 mm2.
- Make sure there are no oil and brake fluid leaks.
- Remove antennas and spoilers, disable the anti-theft system.
- If the gearbox is mechanical, after placing the car in the container, enable the handbrake. If automatic – into parking mode.
- Secure the car with ropes, place chocks under the wheels.
- The container has to be closed and sealed.
- The number of the seal must be prescribed in the accompanying documents.
- Also, when transporting a car by sea, experts advise pouring antifreeze liquid into the car engine. This will help keep the engine from freezing in difficult weather conditions.
Undoubtedly, only professionally trained people should carry out the transportation of cars in containers since this requires serious skills in observing certain rules and features of fasteners.
CREDO TRANS has been carrying out all types of sea container transportation around the world since 2008. If you do not know how to organize the transportation of a car from far or near abroad, just contact us and you are guaranteed to receive the most optimal and profitable delivery option. We undertake all additional services for customs clearance, logistics, storage and delivery of cargo. You will receive a complete turnkey solution, regardless of the complexity of the task of your order.
