ohippy

Our stuff was packed up by John Mason's in April and has been held in storage for us. We are due in Perth at the end of August but, today, I received a letter from them stating that the ship (Clementine Maersk ?!!) will leave the UK on 30th June and arrive in Fremantle on 27th July.

Now I know that it can't arrive before us but, also, I was under the impression that it took 8 - 12 weeks to arrive, not less than 4 ! Could this be a typo or is it true and I need to make a few phone calls and pay out more money in storage fees ? :scared:

sg1964

Hi ohippy,

Transit time from Southampton to Melbourne is 35 days, then allow for time either end for collection, loading & off-loading, customs clearance.


Regards

Simon

ohippy

why do they tell you 8 to 12 weeks then ? Surely it can't take 3 to 7 weeks to clear customs !

Am I right in thinking that we have to be in Oz when the container lands then ?

Gnut Kracker

Hi Chippy

http://www.maersk.co.uk/

You should be able to download the ship's sailing schedule from here. If not, I would ring or e-mail Maersk on Monday and find out from them They own the ship so, barring the unforeseen, you can trust what they say. Maersk are highly reputable and very efficient.

Gnut

Darren S

Hi
We had our furniture collected on Thursday by PSS. We were quoted 8-10 weeks because we are sharing container. The furniture stays at their depot until the container has been packed. When are you arriving in Perth? We arrive 23/08/06

ohippy

Thanks for that link - I never even realised that Maersk was a company ! The Clementine schedule doesn't appear to include Fremantle though so now I'm more confused than ever

sg1964

Hi again ohippy,

I work for a transport company in Southampton, we have a freight forwarding department a part of our group. From what I understand the quicker the transit time the more it costs, (that is why air-freight is so expensive), if you are quoted 8-12 weeks it might mean that it will go the "long" way to OZ thus increasing the time it takes, but also decreasing the cost to the removal company.

regards

Simon

Luma

Ours is due to leave 16 June and arrive in Fremantle on 12 July. Then it will be at least 2 weeks in customs. Some people have been waiting more than 4 weeks for there stuff to clear customs - so it is a bit of a gamble at the moment. You don't really know when you'll get your stuff.

moneypenny20

My container left Tilbury on the 21st/22nd October and arrived in Brisbane on the 26th November. Took two weeks to get from boat to storage.

pioneer

Hi,
We ara also going with John Mason. (well belongings are). Container will be on the Shangai Express leaving on 23rd June and arrives in Fremantle on 17th July.
We don't fly out to Perth until 15th August. Stuff will have to be stored probably until end of September? hopefully this will give us time to find unfurnished rental. John Masons were arranging storage the other end and we were informed that it would be a lot cheaper to store it the other end.
Like you we thought it would take a lot longer to get there.
Good luck
Sharon

ohippy

Good to hear someone is in the same position as us ! I must admit though - I could have sworn that I was told originally that we had to be in Oz when our container arrived.

Will ring them tomorrow to make sure it can be stored in Oz, like you, we won't be ready for it until the end of September at the earliest.

Heather