How Are Cars Treated When Shipping Between Japan And Australia?

[jiffo]

Terry I've got photos somewhere of old mates transporting brand new FJ Holdens to the N.T.

They'd put 2-carpenter's planks through the opened windows and lift the cars up on top of their load with a primitive crane.

Can't imagine how they got them off, would have been just as interesting.

[GTR-N1]

Rofl.

[vspeciinurburgring]

I was so concerned with what happens to cars during 'Roll on - Roll off' shipping that I chose to pay for a single enclosed shipping container for my GTR.

Was pretty expensive but worth every cent. Car left Japan perfect, and arrived the same way. When it arrived the underside of the car was still clean enough to eat off.

[djvoodoo]

I believe another reason would be - Stale fuel.

From port to port can take 2-3 weeks, even months. Why have a full tank of gas that would then need to be dropped anyway once at compliance.

[pol1on1]

I chose to pay for a single enclosed shipping container for my GTR.

Was pretty expensive but worth every cent.

How much did the enclosed container cost? B)

Was that a standard 20 foot container?

Did you needed to fasten the car to the container floor ?

I did use a Japanese car shipping estimate calculator for roll on roll off from jpy to perth about $1600 does that sound right?

A shipping container sounds so much safer,

But I just watched a show on TV last week they said 10,000 shipping container get lost at sea every year.

Edited January 25, 2015 by pol1on1

[r32-25t]

10,000 a year isn't bad when there are millions shipped every week

[RBN1]

Did you needed to fasten the car to the container floor ?

I'm no expert but correct me if I'm wrong, this question kinda answers itself if you think about it.

It will go onto a ship.

And then have to swim along on this thing we call an ocean.

Hope and good will not hold it in place.

[pol1on1]

Hope and good will not hold it in place.

Well I hope you could mount the tyre straps but you can't in a container you have to use the inbuilt hook points now depending on where the car sits they might be upto 1mtr away I wouldn't want a dirty old strap going behind the wheel and then across the paint job.

So I was ask is their a special container with tyre tracks.

I should of edited my original question.

[vspeciinurburgring]

How much did the enclosed container cost? B)

Was that a standard 20 foot container?

Did you needed to fasten the car to the container floor ?

I did use a Japanese car shipping estimate calculator for roll on roll off from jpy to perth about $1600 does that sound right?

A shipping container sounds so much safer,

But I just watched a show on TV last week they said 10,000 shipping container get lost at sea every year.

Off the top of my head the shipping cost about 5k including container.

I think it was a 20 footer.

As for how the car was packed into the container and secured, I'm not sure on the details, but evidently they were extremely careful as the car is unmarked.

Not sure on the cost of 'Roll on - Roll off' shipping as i have not used this method.

Overall very happy with the care that was taken of my car

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[pol1on1]

If my figure is correct, then for the 3k extra I rather use a container.

[GTR-N1]

International Cargo Container

* ramps are placed inside the container lip

* width of car track is measured

* ramps are positioned accordingly - more to the left with a RHD coupe - more to the right with a LHD coupe

* ramps are strapped and tightened with ratchets

* car is driven on

* car is left in gear with handbrake on

* short axle straps with buckles at each end are placed over each axle

* each axle strap has a shackle going through both buckles and the attached long strap is tightened by a ratchet to a load-bearing bracket at the container's corner

* this is repeated at the other 3 corners and all straps run along the floor of the container

* wooden chocks are placed under each wheel

[pol1on1]

International Cargo Container

Salute nice research

[MP_R33]

My friend had a car shipped over in a container (R34 GTR M-SPEC NUR) and I can safely say I prefer roll on/roll off. Car came with quite a few scuffs due to the straps they used to secure it and the edge of the drivers door had a nice curve from them opening the door onto the container wall due to limited space.

Container is definately the safest option if you know care will be taken but almost usually its not. You have to remember how wide a car is and how wide a container is.

[pol1on1]

My friend had a car shipped over in a container (R34 GTR M-SPEC NUR)

You go through all that trouble getting a sea container only to have it damaged. that would bring a tear to eye to get a damaged M-SPEC NUR!!!!!

you just got to buy local if worried that much about damage, inspect what you buy get what you see

unless you go to japan and buy heaps of cotton wool and gladwrap it yourself but even then there’s always a...... (What If)

[jiffo]

From Terry's info, I wouldn't be interested in that method of container shipment, way too many things to go wrong.

I'd presumed (obviously incorrectly) that the cars were loaded and secured onto an RHS frame, 2-cars high and then the frame was pushed into the open end of the container.

Frame then secured to container and doors sealed.

Containers get rough treatment, far rougher than driving a car on/off the ship.

Must be thousands of these on youtube>

[pol1on1]

If you're car was in that container in last movie I think you would cry for 6 months strong.

[r32-25t]

My mate sends his porsche RSR in a container at least twice a year to different countries to go racing. if it's fine for his car, it will be fine for yours

[PN-Mad]

By the same account, 99% of cars on the roads come in RoRo, and they are all fine.

Opportunity exists in either method for unscrupulous people to have their will with a car. Arseholes will arse, whatever the method.

[jiffo]

Another one.

These cars were write-offs due to flood damage but the fact this company had those extended fork tynes, suitable for end-on approach is concerning. Obviously not the first time he's handled cars that way.

[r32-25t]

They have them here in salvage auctions