[Premium-Rx] OT: International Freighters - USA/Canada

[wf2u at ws19ops.com]

Berndt,

I've been using BAX Global for years to ship heavy radio equipment  
(I'm a "boatanchor" radio collector/user) from Europe,  UK and even  
from Australia to the US. They usually ship by air, although you can  
use ocean freight as well. They consolidate shipments, meaning that  
they attach your shipment to a larger bulk freight to the same  
destination for saving on expenses.
Unfortunately, because of the price of fuel nowadays, I noticed that  
it costs almost double the amount per kilo than about 4 years ago  
because of the fuel surcharge. My last shipment - this month - of a  
Warsaw Pact surplus transmitter (107 kg crate) from Germany ran me  
about US$8.50 per kg, whereas when I shipped the last time before  
this, 4 years ago it cost US$4.5 per kg!

73, Meir WF2U
Landrum, SC

Quoting Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf at ping.net.au>:

> G'day,
>
> On many occasions, I was tempted to purchase interesting equipment
> offered for sale from the USA and Canada. The problem is the
> shipment of at times very heavy equipment to international
> destinations such as Australia in my case. What is the best way of
> shipping such equipment - sea vs. air freight? Which freight
> forwarders/companies operate from the USA/Canada that have
> economical rates and are reliable? Is there anyone on this list who
> would like to share their experiences.
>
> 73, Berndt
> VK5ABN
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