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Checklist For Shipping Containers To Kingston (Updated: 2010.03.15 02:48:24 PM)

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For sail training or for regattas

How to ship containers to Canada / Kingston

Regardless of where you are coming from

1. Get yourself a customs broker.
   • For example, for European sailors, call Kerry Logistics in the UK or a similar Broker, such as Schenker.
2. Select a shipper. CAST, Mersk, P&O, Schenker, some shipper with a container depot close to where you are.
   • CAST has a depot in Montreal. Speak with Andre Morenci who has handled competitive sailors and their gear in the past.
   • Mersk...
   • P&O...
   • Schenker...
3. Contact that shipper yourself, or have your Broker do it, to make arrangements for packing the container.
   • Most sailors pack their own containers to make sure everything is packed properly and securely.
   • You can go to the depot to pack the container yourself, which is usually cheaper, or
   • You can arrange a truck to bring a container to your Yacht Club to pack, and to take it back to the depot when you are done.
     • This is usually easier if you need to coordinate packing several boats belonging to different people.
   • Consider building or getting a racking system for the boats within the container.
     • You might be able to get a box from your shipper that has built-in racks.
     • You could build a simple metal rack system, and screw it into the wood floor of the container.
     • removable cross-bars to hold the boats/dollies and masts is always a good idea.

4. Discuss with your Broker whether you need a Carnet, or if you will just pay a temporary import bond.
   • The Carnet is a little more expensive but usually pays for itself in the long run, especially if you are going to be in North America for a while going in and out of Canada and the US.
   • The best thing about a Carnet: You can land in one country, and ship back from another.
     • Example: Land in Montreal or Halifax, and it could leave via a US port.
     • Example: come to Canada for training and regattas in July and August, and later sail in Florida midwinters, shipping out from there.
     • Plan to load a trailer into the container if you are going to make this kind of trip.
   • The EU is much easier to cross borders. Canada and the US are very distinct entities in this way. It's not all just "North America".
   • Don't forget paperwork for your coach boat if you are also bringing one of those.

5. Have your Broker do the Carnet and/or temporary import bond.
   • This will save enormous time and energy. Avoid doing this paperwork if at all possible. It can be annoyingly technical. If you like a challenge then do this part yourself.
   • If you get a Carnet. Don't lose it. It is like a passport for your boat. You can't get it home without it. Bringing your boat home without a Carnet is like claiming refugee status - very difficult.

6. If your container is travelling by ship, and landing in a Canadian port, there are three options.
   • Port of Montreal which is about 300 km driving distance from Kingston
   • Port of Halifax East Coast, 1500 km driving distance from Kingston, the shortest route being partly through the state of Maine, USA.
   • Port of Vancouver West Coast, about 4,000 km driving distance.
   • You could ship to a US port. Boston, 690 km away, for example.

7. Decide where to unload your container. You can do this at the port, at a more local depot, or at the Yacht Club or sailing venue.
   • If you have a trailer anyway, it may make sense to unload immediately at the port where the container arrives in Canada. Sometimes a 200 km truck delivery is the same price as unloading it yourself because of Union rules.
   • Container loading and unloading can also be easy by doing it at a depot. They have the cranes there, and all loading and unloading happens while the Container is at ground level.
   • If the container comes to Kingston
     • You can have your container delivered to Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. That's often ideal, teams do it all the time, and it's great if you have lots of gear. Downsides: container handling is costlier. You need to hire a crane to take your Container off the truck.
     • Another place to send and/or unload containers in Kingston:

         DC Marine Ltd.
         785 Sir John A. MacDonald
         Kingston, Ontario
         Tel. 613-544-5626

       • They have a ramp where a truck can back up, and the container can be be unloaded without taking the container off the truck.
       • This is especially useful for Coach boats which are too heavy to lift in and out of a container.
       • Most dinghies can be loaded and unloaded with muscle power.
       • It is only about 3 minutes drive from Portsmouth Olympic Harbour.
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         Container Logistics

         1 - DC Marine Ltd. 2 - Portsmouth Olympic Harbour

8. Be sure to call 3-4 weeks ahead to the Club or venue where you will be unloading. That will make things much smoother.

9. Remember to think about insurance.
   • Container insurance from the carrier is required,
   • This usually only covers complete loss of the box.
   • If your contents are damaged in transit you are not typically covered.
   • Expect difficulty finding an insurance company that will cover the contents for a reasonable price.

If you are coming from Europe

1. Brokers. Call Kerry Logistics in the UK or a similar Broker, such as Scheinker.

2. The EU is much easier to cross borders. Canada and the US are very distinct entities. "North America" is not like "Europe". Have your act pulled-together, and in order, if you cross borders here.

If you are coming from South America

If you are coming from Asia

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