Looking for shipping connections

[Adriaanvn]

So, we've been traveling from Belgium (to South Africa) since november 2024. We are now in Ivory Coast and it's working out great. (My biggest fear was dealing with corruption, which is everywhere, but 'they' seem to leave foreign vehicles and passengers alone.) The rainy season is coming and a few challenging countries are yet to be crossed. We must fly back to Belgium (a son is getting married in May 2025). We were looking for a place to leave the vehicle (Land Cruiser 100 with RTT), but now we'd like to kill two birds with one stone: ship from Western Africa to South Africa and skip both the rainy season and Nigeria.

I have contacted IVSS but they do not respond (yet). SeaBridge mentions no African destinations on their website, but I've contacted them anyways.

Searching the websites of the usual suspects:

• Hoegh Autolines service no harbors in West Africa.
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen should be able to do it through transshipment (but cannot help me on their website - have to contact an agent)
• Grimaldi have a nice picture with Atlantic routes on their website, but a click-through ends up at ACL with no loading ports in Africa

What am I missing here? Does anyone have a suggestion on how to find shipping routes out of Africa?

Any help is appreciated.

Adriaan

 

[El-Dracho]

Hi Adriaan,

You will not be successful with the shipping companies directly. You need an agent to ship the vehicle. And preferably one who is familiar with the shipping of overloading vehicles. There are several, e.g. Seabridge as you mentioned or overlander shipping and many more.

Get in touch with our Africa Ambassador Christoff @Get Out GO He might be able to help you to get some contacts.

Also our German member Steffen @Charlie2604 has recently shipped his rig back to Europe from South Africa. Also he might be able to give you a name of an agent he used or addresses whre to ask.

A shipping agent in Germany I can highly recommend is Ricardo Gomes (Hauptseite » Overlander Shipping Hamburg 2021-2024 ) He knows his way around in many desitantions of the world, also Africa. If you get in touch with him say greetings from me. Thanks.

Another good possibility to find out are the overlander meeting spots which are usually in every country and overlanders meet there and exchange information and help each other.

Good luck and safe travels,
Bjoern

 

[Get Out GO]

So, we've been traveling from Belgium (to South Africa) since november 2024. We are now in Ivory Coast and it's working out great. (My biggest fear was dealing with corruption, which is everywhere, but 'they' seem to leave foreign vehicles and passengers alone.) The rainy season is coming and a few challenging countries are yet to be crossed. We must fly back to Belgium (a son is getting married in May 2025). We were looking for a place to leave the vehicle (Land Cruiser 100 with RTT), but now we'd like to kill two birds with one stone: ship from Western Africa to South Africa and skip both the rainy season and Nigeria.

I have contacted IVSS but they do not respond (yet). SeaBridge mentions no African destinations on their website, but I've contacted them anyways.

Searching the websites of the usual suspects:

• Hoegh Autolines service no harbors in West Africa.
• Wallenius Wilhelmsen should be able to do it through transshipment (but cannot help me on their website - have to contact an agent)
• Grimaldi have a nice picture with Atlantic routes on their website, but a click-through ends up at ACL with no loading ports in Africa

What am I missing here? Does anyone have a suggestion on how to find shipping routes out of Africa?

Any help is appreciated.

Adriaan

Hi Adriaan, I will DM you our contact for shipping vehicles in/out of Africa shortly