Klunk, just a bit curious as to why they want it to go overland instead of being shipped in a container? Surely it would be a lot cheaper and transit times wouldn’t much different.
Its electrical/recording/musical/lighting equipment for a studio, to much for a 20ft container and as said a container by sea will take 6 to 8 weeks ,plus he wan,ts the studio up and running by mid October.He tried to source the stuff out there but that proved imposible.
We take salmon/prawns to heathrow to be flown to Mid east and other Countries.
Air frieght 25-30k Before anyone asks.
Klunk, just a bit curious as to why they want it to go overland instead of being shipped in a container? Surely it would be a lot cheaper and transit times wouldn’t much different.
Its electrical/recording/musical/lighting equipment for a studio, to much for a 20ft container and as said a container by sea will take 6 to 8 weeks ,plus he wan,ts the studio up and running by mid October.He tried to source the stuff out there but that proved imposible.
We take salmon/prawns to heathrow to be flown to Mid east and other Countries.
Air frieght 25-30k Before anyone asks.
Klunk
Cheers Klunk for the explanation, I thought it might be a bit nosey of me.
I really didn’t think containers could take 6 to 8 weeks, I’m sure when we used to ship our racing cars to Dubai it was a month including getting the cars down to Italy and clearing customs. But maybe they looked for a route that would take the shortest time possible.
Saying that I’m pleased that there is still a bit of long distance haulage around. I’m another of the many who lap up stories of the runs to the middle east and beyond.
Klunk, just a bit curious as to why they want it to go overland instead of being shipped in a container? Surely it would be a lot cheaper and transit times wouldn’t much different.
Its electrical/recording/musical/lighting equipment for a studio, to much for a 20ft container and as said a container by sea will take 6 to 8 weeks ,plus he wan,ts the studio up and running by mid October.He tried to source the stuff out there but that proved imposible.
We take salmon/prawns to heathrow to be flown to Mid east and other Countries.
Air frieght 25-30k Before anyone asks.
Klunk
Cheers Klunk for the explanation, I thought it might be a bit nosey of me.
I really didn’t think containers could take 6 to 8 weeks, I’m sure when we used to ship our racing cars to Dubai it was a month including getting the cars down to Italy and clearing customs. But maybe they looked for a route that would take the shortest time possible.
Saying that I’m pleased that there is still a bit of long distance haulage around. I’m another of the many who lap up stories of the runs to the middle east and beyond.
I have also read that the main reason people like Bob Paul made such a successful business was because of the delays getting ships into port and unloading them. Obviously since Dubai Ports now own P&O, things wont have improved much will they? It used to be faster to send a load down overland then have it sat off the coastline for 3 weeks. But I expected with Klunks original timescale of 2 months it would now be possible.
Klunk, just a bit curious as to why they want it to go overland instead of being shipped in a container? Surely it would be a lot cheaper and transit times wouldn’t much different.
Its electrical/recording/musical/lighting equipment for a studio, to much for a 20ft container and as said a container by sea will take 6 to 8 weeks ,plus he wan,ts the studio up and running by mid October.He tried to source the stuff out there but that proved imposible.
We take salmon/prawns to heathrow to be flown to Mid east and other Countries.
Air frieght 25-30k Before anyone asks.
Klunk
Cheers Klunk for the explanation, I thought it might be a bit nosey of me.
I really didn’t think containers could take 6 to 8 weeks, I’m sure when we used to ship our racing cars to Dubai it was a month including getting the cars down to Italy and clearing customs. But maybe they looked for a route that would take the shortest time possible.
Saying that I’m pleased that there is still a bit of long distance haulage around. I’m another of the many who lap up stories of the runs to the middle east and beyond.
I have also read that the main reason people like Bob Paul made such a successful business was because of the delays getting ships into port and unloading them. Obviously since Dubai Ports now own P&O, things wont have improved much will they? It used to be faster to send a load down overland then have it sat off the coastline for 3 weeks. But I expected with Klunks original timescale of 2 months it would now be possible.
Yep from what I’ve read when the Middle East started to boom with the oil money Ships could wait months to unload and then when the Suez Canal was put out of Action, early 70’s I think. Overland transport really took off.
But I thought better port facilities in the area and shorter tansit times had put an end to overland transport to anything except a few specialist things and over size loads and even some of them can go on these vehicle carriers. something I looked into a couple of year back (with a lot of help from many on here ) to get all the GP2 teams and support trucks from Italy to Dubai. The sailing time for that was 14 days.
Of course I’m no expert in this subject, just read and comment as somebody with an interest in road transport, and I’ve defiently leaned something reading this thread.
Before anyone asks.
