I need to ship a forty foot container from florida to mexico. but i
can find any shipping companies to do so.

If possible please provide me with 5 shipping companies that are
willing to do the work.

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Clarification of Question by sjb123-ga on 23 Jan 2006 05:56 PST

The container will consist of 4,000 gallons of paint. The merchandise
will be coming from sarasota florida going to Monterry Mexico. I want
the container to go over the water in a 40 foot container (i do not
want it to enter mexico by land because it would be an added expence).

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Request for Question Clarification by deepseep-ga on 27 Jan 2006 00:20 PST

What package type (eg, 5-gallon buckets, buckets in crates, etc.) is
your paint in?  What is the approx. weight of all 4,000 gallons of
paint?  I'm finding company web sites that advertise international sea
freight shipping and online quote forms are available for input;
before I proceed, I'm wondering if were there specific
problems/reasons why the companies you spoke with wouldn't ship your
goods?  In other words, is there a special condition I need to know
when contacting the companies I'm finding?  Thanks!  - Deepseep

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Clarification of Question by sjb123-ga on 27 Jan 2006 04:37 PST

The paint will e in 1 gallon pails. The weight is 40,000 lb. 

The reason i have been having trouble was because the shipping
companies i contacted diddnt provide service between florida and
mexico by water. All the shipping companies wanted to travel over the
ground. I know there is service between florida and mexico, i just
dont know who provides it.

INTERNATIONAL [OCEAN/SEA] FREIGHT FORWARDERS

1.  *Kuehne + Nagel
Main:  http://www.kn-portal.com
Sea Freight:  http://www.kn-portal.com/services/sea/
Get Quote:  http://www.kuehne-nagel.com/tt-knlogin-gyq.htm
Offices:  http://www.kn-portal.com/locations/north-america/united-states/branch-office/

*I've had good personal experience with Kuehne + Nagel in moving an
industrial / manufacturing drum between Atlanta, GA and Sweden (=
truck/land freight to sea freight to truck/land freight).

2.  Lloyd Manex
Main:  http://www.lloydmanex.com
Get Quote:  http://www.lloydmanex.com/ebooking/request_quotation.php

3.  Serra International, Inc. (requires Exporter Identification No.)
Main:  http://www.serraintl.com/
Get Quote:  http://www.serraintl.com/form.html

4.  Avio International Freight Forwarders
Main:  http://www.aviofreight.com/
Get Quote:  http://www.aviofreight.com/raterequest.htm

5.  OceanAir Logistics Corp.
Main: http://www.OceanAirLogistics.com
Sea Freight:  http://www.oceanairlogistics.com/freight.html
Get Quote:  http://www.oceanairlogistics.com/quote.html

6.  # 4 SEAS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, INC.
Main: http://www.4-seas.com

7.  OVERSEAS CONTAINER FORWARDING INC.
Main: http://www.ocf.ca
Sea Freight:  http://www.ocf.ca/services_ocf.htm
Get Quote:  http://www.ocf.ca/quote.htm

8.  P.O. Box International
Main: http://www.pobiusa.com
Sea Freight:  http://pobiusa.com/freightforwarding.html
Get Quote:  http://www.pobiusa.com/ratesandquotes.html

9.  Transportation Resources, Inc.
Main: http://www.tranco.org
Sea Freight:  http://www.tranco.org/ocean_ship.asp
Get Quote:  http://www.tranco.org/rating.asp

10.  Servi Cargo, Inc.
Main: http://www.servicargo.com
Sea Freight:  [off main page]
Get Quote:  [off main page]

11.  Schaefer Trans. Inc.
Main: http://www.schaefertransinc.com
Sea Freight:  http://www.schaefertransinc.com/services.html
Get Quote:  http://www.schaefertransinc.com/forwarding.html


ADDITIONAL LISTINGS - FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FLORIDA
http://www.forwarders.com/StateDirectory/FL.html

# FL -- Brandon -- Florida Freight Systems -- 813-685-8777
# FL -- Largo -- Expert Forwarders Inc -- 813-530-1700
# FL -- Port Richey -- Able Shipping -- 813-846-9924
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Abacus Forwarding Inc -- 813-528-1161
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- ASA International Limited -- 813-823-7781
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Delcher Intercontinental -- 813-327-8761
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Jack Ledesma Intrntl Fwdg -- 813-823-1857
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Swift International -- 813-577-1330
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Tampa International Forwarding -- 813-545-9863
# FL -- Saint Petersburg -- Transpak -- 813-360-9881
# FL -- Tampa -- A R Savage & Son Inc -- 813-247-4550
# FL -- Tampa -- ABB Intertrade Inc -- 813-626-2901
# FL -- Tampa -- CON Way Southern Express -- 813-653-3116
# FL -- Tampa -- DAN Transport -- 813-882-0181
# FL -- Tampa -- Express America -- 813-249-7100
# FL -- Tampa -- Fastway Freight -- 813-888-7881
# FL -- Tampa -- Global Ocean Trnsprtn Syst -- 813-248-2200
# FL -- Tampa -- Hamilton Bros Inc -- 813-229-8151
# FL -- Tampa -- Hellman Intrntl Fwdrs Inc -- 813-442-3931
# FL -- Tampa -- Mark Vii Of Detroit Inc -- 813-264-2124
# FL -- Tampa -- Megatrans International Inc -- 813-880-9339
# FL -- Tampa -- Molina International -- 813-286-0698
# FL -- Tampa -- Nash Nev Intrntl Shipg Inc -- 813-661-8818
# FL -- Tampa -- Right O Way Transportation -- 813-886-1812
# FL -- Tampa -- Roger Baum International -- 813-248-1860
# FL -- Tampa -- SEA Structures Inc -- 813-247-2792
# FL -- Tampa -- Tampa International Forwarding -- 813-877-1687
# FL -- Tampa -- Thomas L Griffin Intrntl Inc -- 813-273-4430
# FL -- Tampa -- United States Express Inc -- 813-884-0515
# FL -- Zephyrhills -- B & B Freight Forwarding Inc -- 813-973-7354


RESEARCH

Google Search Terms:
Kuehne Nagel, freight forwarders

Research Strategy/Comments:
I attempted to fill out the quote request forms listed on the
forwarders' websites, but quickly realized I didn't have enough
information to adequately complete them, so I've provided easy links
to their sites so that you can submit requests and choose your
carrier/forwarder based on their replies to your accurate input.  The
numbered forwarders are international shipping firms, the itemized
Florida carrier list is just additional information/data I found and I
thought I'd throw in, in case they can be of use to
you as well.

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Request for Answer Clarification by sjb123-ga on 28 Jan 2006 16:00 PST

Are you sure all these shipping companies support shipping over the
water between mexico and florida?

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Clarification of Answer by deepseep-ga on 29 Jan 2006 18:13 PST

I answered this question after EOB (end of business) on Friday,
01/27/06, so all information I gathered was strictly through the (11)
businesses web sites; each of those 11 forwarders touts sea/ocean
freight shipping worldwide, with one of those specifically stating "to
the world's major ports," which sounds more limited than the other 10.
 I can place confirmation calls to each of the 11 companies I've
itemized during business hours tomorrow (Monday, 01/30/06) to solidify
this answer.

As I stated above in the "answer" section, the unnumbered list of
Florida "FL" companies below the first numbered (11) companies are
unresearched, but I included them (and the link I found them at) for
your information/future reference for any additional
transportation/shipping needs you may have.  Therefore, as stated,
those are "extra" and I don't/didn't claim those to offer internation
sea/ocean freight forwarding.

Look for my clarification post on Monday.  Thanks for your
feedback/additional clarification request.

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Request for Answer Clarification by sjb123-ga on 30 Jan 2006 04:59 PST

Please confirm that they all ship from florida to mexico over the
water. I am familiar with many diffrent shipping companies, but they
dont go over the water between florida and mexico.

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Clarification of Answer by deepseep-ga on 30 Jan 2006 13:25 PST

YES

1.  OceanAiR Logistics, Corp.
        10925 NW 27th Street, Miami, FL 33172
 	Toll Free: (866)Ocean11 / Phone: 305-599-0966 / Fax: 305-599-0766
	Main: http://www.OceanAirLogistics.com
	Sea Freight:  http://www.oceanairlogistics.com/freight.html
	Get Quote:  http://www.oceanairlogistics.com/quote.html

2.  4 SEAS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, INC.
	9121 N. Military Trail #204, West Palm Beach, FL 33410
	Tel:  (561) 775-6621 / Fax: (561) 775-6445
	Main: http://www.4-seas.com

3.  Transportation Resources, Inc.
	5931 Brick Court, Winter Park, FL 32792
	Toll Free:  (800) 377-9451 / Fax:  (407) 831-8006
	Main: http://www.tranco.org
	Sea Freight:  http://www.tranco.org/ocean_ship.asp
	Get Quote:  http://www.tranco.org/rating.asp

4.  Schaefer Trans. Inc.
        12535 Orange Drive, Ste 610, Davie, FL 33330-4304
        T: (954)424-2711 / F: (954)424-2733 / (Contact: Robin Smith)
	Main: http://www.schaefertransinc.com
	Sea Freight:  http://www.schaefertransinc.com/services.html
	Get Quote:  http://www.schaefertransinc.com/forwarding.html

5.  Serra International, Inc.
	8437 N.W. 72nd Street, Miami, FL 33166
	PH: 305-715-9509, 201-860-9600, ext. 146 / FAX: 201-860-9686
	Main:  http://www.serraintl.com/
	Get Quote:  http://www.serraintl.com/form.html


PENDING

1.  Lloyd Manex ? [international call, so used online contact form 01/30/06]
2.  Avio Int?l Freight Forwarders - [left message on 01/30/06]


NO

1.  Kuehne + Nagel ? [Just land/air freight between FL/MX]
2.  Overseas Container Forwarding Inc. ? [Just land/air freight between FL/MX]
3.  P.O. Box International ? [Just land/air]
4.  Servi Cargo, Inc. ? [No longer offering services between FL/MX]


NOTE

Each of the companies offering ocean freight services (under "YES,"
above) emphasized that additional paperwork would need to be done due
to paint being designated a hazardous substance.

Robin Smith at Schaefer Trans. Inc. was very informative as to all the
steps/paperwork/etc. and seemed very easy to work with.

Needless to say, customs-handling will be a critical feature of this
shipping service.  May I get some specifics on container contents
(general description/type), schedule needs/limits, to/from locations
(or regions, but more specific than state/country)?  Looking forward
to getting you an answer.  Thanks for the clarification.