Your Shipping Options

Generally you have two options to move your effects internationally: By sea or by air. Land transport applies only to moves within Singapore or to moves to Western Malaysia.

Sea Shipment

Air Shipment

Storage

Sea Shipment

There are several options available to you if you are considering shipping your effects via sea freight.

Full Container Load - Sole use container

• After packing your effects will be loaded into a metal container and sealed at your residence. There are the following types of container:
  20’, 40’, 40’ high cube and 45’ (45’ to the USA only).
   
• Your container will be delivered directly to the port without the need for further unloading or handling.
   
• Transit times are faster because there are no other delays in waiting for more freight to fill the container.

Groupage Shipments - Shared use container

If you are taking less than a full container worth of effects, our partners will be able to provide you the option of Groupage. This is a cost effective method of shipment but transit times can be longer as there is a period of consolidation prior to dispatch. This period can be prolonged in off-peak times (October to May). Whether or not consolidation is available depends also on whether the mover has containers with room left going to your destination.

LCL - Less than Container Load Consignments

• This method is used when there is an insufficient cargo to justify the use of an entire container, and a fast transit time is required.
   
• Shipping companies and freight consolidators provide this service by consolidating freight from different shippers to a common destination into container loads.
   
• Your goods will be cased and sealed in a wooden box to ensure maximum protection during transit.
   
• This method is more expensive than a Groupage service because of the additional casing and the higher freight costs.

Air Shipment

• For items you require quickly, airfreight offers a faster transit time. Many people choose to take "survival" shipments of their personal belongings.
   
• Air freight is generally more expensive than sea freight but there are situations where even entire households may prove to be more economical to be forwarded by air. Generally all volumes can be sent by air – it is only a matter of price.
   
• There are two main shipping options available: "loose" or in an "air carton". The latter being more expensive due to the extra weight added by the "air carton". The advantage, however, is that everything is neatly held together without the risk of things getting lost.

Storage

All our partners can provide secure long- and short term storage at origin or at destination for items you do not require immediately. For our Category I and II companies your items will be stored in 24-hour-security warehouses. The facilities are directly on the grounds of the moving company (in Singapore) or their agents’ (at destination). For Category III movers storage is available too, but may be outsourced to a third party’s facility.

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