Hardiwv From Netherlands, joined Oct 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 37 Posted (1 month 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1461 times:
I am now waiting for my KLM flight JFK-AMS KL0644 departing 09h55pm (seat 3B). From the NW business lounge in JFK I see PH-BFU B74M City of Beijing at gate A2 and they were doing a big operation to place a brand new Lexus in the cargo compartament - whoever paid for this "express delivery" of the Lexus car must have paid a big price tag :cool: Anyone knows what would be the price tag for such a transatlatntic cargo delivery?
The company I work pays for car tranportation upon relocation, however, only by ship which usually takes from 1 to 3 months, and I assume the cost must be substantially lower.
Airbuseric From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 1029 posts, RR: 7 Reply 1, posted (1 month 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1189 times:
It's just a car. Usually fixed price, as it requires a 20ft ULD., blocking 2 positions on the maindeck.
As the USA-AMS flights are widely covered, rates for cargo are low and under pressure.
And shipping such a car is not 'express delivery', it's just cargo and is being treated as other general stuff, but just a bit more care
Rates... can't tell you the rates for such transportation, but they are not that high as you might expect...
ElmoTheHobo From United States, joined Aug 2006, 887 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 month 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 995 times:
Its not that uncommon. Car companies ship their vehicles by air for commercial shoots. VW shot a commercial at El Toro MCAS - they flew the cars from Germany to Los Angeles and then either put them on a car carrier to the filming location.
I was picking up freight from Air France at LAX and saw a Porsche Cayenne being loaded after a similar shoot, one of the employees said they see this kind of stuff all of the time.
If it needs to be done fast (i.e. time sensitive commercial shoot), the only way is by air.
Hardiwv From Netherlands, joined Oct 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 37 Reply 4, posted (1 month 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 806 times:
Quoting Airbuseric (Reply 1): It's just a car. Usually fixed price, as it requires a 20ft ULD., blocking 2 positions on the maindeck.
As the USA-AMS flights are widely covered, rates for cargo are low and under pressure.
And shipping such a car is not 'express delivery', it's just cargo and is being treated as other general stuff, but just a bit more care
Interesting, I would have guessed that shipping a car via a pax-scheduled flights would have a high price tag, considering that cargo by sea would take much longer. Also the logistics seem more complicated and I am sure a car would take quite some space from the cargo compartment of the B74M.
DALCA From Netherlands, joined Aug 2006, 109 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (1 month 3 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 806 times:
Cars are indeed flown all over the place. LH Cargo flies masses of them around the world, a lot of oldtimers included. Some cars even fit easily in lower deck of an aircraft.
Rates are indeed under pressure, can't mention rates due to company rules i'm afraid.
Zanair flight, please hold on finals as we have to clear rhino's off the runway
A lot of airlines only do business with IATA known freight agents and don't do business with private persons.
This has to do with security rules (don't get me started on shipping cargo to the states), proper goods and paperwork and also the payment.
If you would want to ship a car to Europe, you should ask for a quotation from an airfreight agent in your area.
Zanair flight, please hold on finals as we have to clear rhino's off the runway
GARUDAROD From United States, joined Apr 2000, 1138 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (1 month 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 655 times:
I once shipped Sylvester Stallone's Ferrari to the Sultan of Brunei on SQ, lower deck, but
the coolest car I have personally been involved with was the Vector W22, at the time,
the fastest production car in the world. The baby was fast even sitting still on the 20ft. pallet.
Hardiwv From Netherlands, joined Oct 2004, 4857 posts, RR: 37 Reply 12, posted (1 month 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 471 times:
Quoting DALCA (Reply 10): I can't give rates from the US to Holland, i'm only allowed to do so for cargo originating in Holland.
Quoting DALCA (Reply 10): A lot of airlines only do business with IATA known freight agents and don't do business with private persons.
This has to do with security rules (don't get me started on shipping cargo to the states), proper goods and paperwork and also the payment.
Quoting DALCA (Reply 5): Cars are indeed flown all over the place. LH Cargo flies masses of them around the world, a lot of oldtimers included. Some cars even fit easily in lower deck of an aircraft.
Very interesting your replies and indeed I am surprised that shipping car by ar on pax-scheduled flights is price competitive. But I can assume that cargo only airlines would have a price advantage given that they have more cargo space as leverage in negotiating prices. DHL currently is responsible for the cargo of F1 cars around the world.
Btw, and on a different subject, would you agree that KL flies the B74M to destinations with stronger cargo? I am interested to know which destinations in KL network currently have stronger cargo performance.
Jfidler From Estonia, joined Aug 2000, 218 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (1 month 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 385 times:
Prices to ship a car by boat have been going up lately due to fuel costs. I guess airlines are equally affected though, unless they are more likely to hedge fuel costs.
I shipped a car in a 20-foot container from New York to Tallinn last week by ship, and it cost USD 2500 including all the paperwork fees and stuffing it in the container.
Jasondn From Kuwait, joined Nov 2007, 93 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (1 month 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 371 times:
In my old compay that I worked for, we used to ship Harleys by air in South Africa. Alot cheaper than road transport and obviously alot quicker. We just had to make sure a wide body jet was flying, 2-3 flights a day and they would fit in just fine!
Airbus Lover From Malaysia, joined Apr 2000, 3247 posts, RR: 6 Reply 15, posted (1 month 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 306 times:
Shipping cars via 20' container from North America to SE Asia will cost around US$2000 - US$2500.
Via air cargo they are around US$10,000. Have seen as low as US$5000 or as high as US$12000, so it's anywhere in between.
Sometimes the customers want their cars and they are impatient (air cargo takes 3-4 days while ocean freight takes 30 to 40 days after declaration; and sometimes there are port delays) so they are willing to pay extra. The US has probably the cheapest cars in the world, but when imported into SE Asian countries, there is a heavy import duty on them. So what's $10k on $200k (after tax) cars just to get them within 10 days versus 40 days? That's how a few of them customers look at it anyway.
Cricket From India, joined Aug 2005, 2040 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (1 month 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 293 times:
I was at the Concorso D'Eleganza recently and all the cars owned in North America were flown in. I guess it is the easiest and fastest way of flying such expensive pieces of machinery around.
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