Cost of shipping a container - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Feb 2003

In a message dated 2/26/03 3:20:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, vcf(a)siconic.com 
writes:

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 I said it's US$3,000 for a 40 footer.  It's actually US$3,000 for a 20
 footer from the west coast of the US to Europe. 

It was about $5000 to ship a 40 foot container of scrap from the Pacific NW 
(Tacoma was the cheapest IIRC) to Taiwan or Indonesia when we were doing that 
in the mid 90s. We had to make sure there was more than 45,000 pounds in it, 
that was the break even point for shipping.

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 Speaking of which, if anyone in Germany or beyond has something big in the
 US that they want to ship and can get it to Oakland, California, soon then
 let me know because Hans is shipping a bunch of stuff back to Germany but
 doesn't have enough to fill a container yet.

What a great way to get something heavy to Europe.

Paxton 
Astoria, OR