International Shipping of Household Goods to Ports in the Americas: Panama, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, and More!

Although international shipping service to ports in the Americas is less abundant than other global ports, a reliable international shipping company like K International can help you get your household goods there anyway! 

Whether you are shipping to Port Manzanillo, Panama or Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, K International's container shipping services will help you!

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K International's international shipping services can help you ship overseas easily and efficiently

• K International Transport can ship your cargo from any port in the United States, including those in New York, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, and more! 

• If your cargo is located outside of a port city, K International Transport offers inland trucking and transportation services to transport your belongings to a port before they are shipped overseas! 

• International shipping services for almost all cargo to any country in Asia, South America, Africa, and Europe.

• Roll-on/roll-off services if you are shipping wheeled cargo
• Rigging and Dismantling services. We'll even load your equipment for construction equipment shipping services for you!
• and more!

For more information, call us at 212-267-6400, email us at sales@kinternational.com, or reach out to us on Skype at kinternationalny

Many international shipping customers are interested in shipping to land-locked countries. Ethiopia specifically is a very popular destination for both roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) and container service (FCL and LCL).

But how do you get a car, construction equipment, or personal effects to a country inaccessible by vessels? With most companies’ international shipping services, the cargo can be shipped to the closest available port. In this case, it is Port Djibouti.

The procedure is similar to the usual international automobile shipping or container shipping process. The company will first identify the closest and most affordable port in the United States, depending on where the customer is located. At this stage, the shipping company will most likely determine whether the customer is able to deliver the cargo to the port or not. Inland trucking and transportation services will come in handy for the latter option.

The shipping company will then take care of the necessary paperwork and export formalities in the United States. This includes communicating with the customer about any additional port charges and documents that will make the shipment run smoothly.

Finally, the cargo will be transported via vessel to Port Djibouti, where the company can help with customs clearance and import formalities in Djibouti. Unfortunately, the customer will need to arrange a method of transportation from Djibouti to Ethiopia with local companies.

Shipping overseas is easy with a reliable international shipping company, even if the country is land-locked. 

What is Roll-on/Roll-off, Anyway?

Transporting certain kinds of cargo means a certain kind of treatment when it comes to loading and unloading the vessel.  Your charges are always based on the combination of services you select – from pickup, packing and delivery to the type of vessel and loading service.  If you are planning on moving vehicles and equipment or even personal belongings, then the most popular way to do so is with roll-on/roll-off (ro/ro) methods.  But what does this mean and is it for you? 

What is it?  Imagine the inside of a vessel that actually looks like a multi-decked parking garage, and you have a sense of what this kind of cargo vessel looks like.  Some may have as many as ten decks that can hold thousands of cars.  Some ships may be larger, others smaller depending on the specialty kind of cargo.

Why is it so popular?  For one thing, it is the most recommended way of transport, which also makes it the most popular way to move goods.  Ro/ro is an easy method of loading cargo onto a ship, but it is also the most economical.  Once loaded onto the shipping vessel, it is secured.  The chances of having damage done in shipping using ro/ro methods is rare.

Are you shipping a boat?  Then you definitely want to ship it ro/ro.  Boats will be much safer contained in a cargo vessel with this method, as they won’t be damaged at sea while in transport.  The boat will be driven onto a deck and then removed the same way once it gets to the proper port.

If you are looking to save money on your international shipping needs, but you also want to be sure your things are handled carefully and safely, then ro/ro is without a doubt the way to go-go!

The Ins and Outs of Importing Cargo into the United States

If interested in overseas shipping, most international shipping companies would be happy to help you along the process. However, once it comes to importing cargo into the United States from other countries, the regulations involved in the fine print are enough to scare potential customers and companies alike.

Although there are many similarities to export shipping, they end when the cargo reaches United States customs services at the destination port.

From the beginning of the shipping process, the goods being shipped need to be declared meticulously on the entry documents. This pertains mostly to full container (FCL) and less-than container (LCL) shipments. 

For automobiles, it is important to know that United States customs cannot accept cars that were not made for the U.S market. In other words, if the car was not made in America, it cannot be imported into the country unless it’s an older model (age restrictions vary).

Besides these two regulations, many more exist for shipping from specific countries and ports. Luckily, a shipping company’s international shipping services will normally take care of all customs issues so that the customer does not have to worry.

For the customer, one of the most important decisions includes choosing the port of entry based on convenience. These ports include those in New York, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and California.

Other than that, the company’s specific shipping services should take care of the rest, even arranging a car carrier service if the automobile needs to be transported from the port to a warehouse or your door.

International shipping can be easy with the right international shipping company, even when importing goods into the United States!

Lessons from the Explosion in China

The recent explosion at a warehouse in Tianjin, China that killed more than 100 people seriously disrupted port activity and caused all shippers to redouble their efforts to provide safety lessons and key insights into the terrible accident.  Here are a few important lessons to come from this tragedy.

Safety is paramount.  While it hasn’t been confirmed yet, it is believed that the explosions occurred when a shipment full of explosives detonated.  Packing your containers and labeling them in an appropriate way is critical to the success of every shipment.  Don’t skip on the labeling process because you don’t want to identify the contents.  You may be putting people at risk without realizing it.

You don’t have to be packing explosives to create a problem.  A car, for example, offers plenty of hazardous materials while it is being shipped.  Its air bags, air conditioning equipment and batteries create an acidic or gas environment that could become explosive.  The same is true for drilling and mining equipment.  Even office supplies can be potentially hazardous if they contain aerosols or electrical storage batteries.  What doesn’t seem hazardous to us in our everyday lives may have a different role to consider when shipped.

To gives some context for how terrible the blast was, a logistics company storing some several thousand cars was incinerated by the fireball produced by the blast.  The blast also shattered windows and doors and rocked whole buildings in a residential area nearby.  

All in all, over 800 people were either injured or killed in the blast.  It is worth being careful.  You can help by making sure you follow all safety directions and label  and declare your goods properly.  If the logistics company gives you a recommendation, please follow it.  It is in everyone’s best interests.

International Shipping to Landlocked Countries

With a reliable international shipping company like K International, shipping overseas is not a problem, even if the country is landlocked! We can get your cargo, whether it is an automobile, construction equipment, or almost anything else, through a port next to your target country, and use trucking and transportation services to get it to the city you need. 

 

Because of this, shipping to land-locked countries can be easy and hassle-free, especially with K International's international shipping services: 

• Ship your cargo from any port in the United States, including from New York, Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, or California.
• Use our inland trucking and transportation services to get your cargo to a port if it is not already located near a port city.
• Position ocean containers at your warehouse for loading 20', 40', and 40'high-cube containers.
• If you are shipping an automobile, ensure its safety with our roll-on/roll-off services!

Call today at 212-267-6400, Skype us at kinternationalny, or email us at sales@kinternational.com. For an international shipping rate, visit our rate request page today!