Recommended agent/broker for transport of boat across the world?

[Zven]

Hi all,

As a new owner of a motoryacht in the Med, I would like to have it transported to Asia, on board a ship... To somewhere around Singapore, that is.

Can anyone suggest a reliable shipping broker or agent to contact about this?

The boat is a 48' Cranchi Atlantique... a bit too big to go in a container, but too small to sail to Asia on its own.

I have spoken to Sevenstar, who seem to be the leader in this field and are said to provide a superb experience - but their prices are a bit out of my league.

All the threads about this kind of thing mention that you need a good agent or broker... and it seems attractive deals can be found along the main trade routes... So I am looking for names and perhaps your opinions about specific contacts.

Kind regards.

[Zven]

For anyone who take an interest in this kind of thing...
Here is an article with lots of general information and pictures:
Dockwise Yacht Transport — Luxury Yacht Charter & Superyacht News

[Pelagic]

Hi Zen

If this is a used yacht then finding a local Shipping Agent is what you are after.

Local yacht brokers can help you as you will need to Build a lifting cradle before having shipping agent shop for cheap deck cargo on empty container ships bound for HK.
(Last minute cargo gets you the best deal)

But first you have to decide on which Port you wish to offload at.

If destination is CEBU then Hong Kong is a better/safer choice for delivery via easy clearing in at Subic.

[Zven]

Thanks Pelagic.

Yes I am trying to find and talk to agents about this kind of thing.

Regarding destination, yes my final one is Cebu but I quite like the thought of cruising in Malaysia and perhaps even Thailand. I could perhaps use a year or so for that. Hence I am looking to offload the boat somewhere like Phuket, Penang, Port Klang, or Singapore.
Later I would enter the Philippines via Palawan.
I guess I could still do the clearing in at Subic, if that is to be recommended rather than Puerto Princesa. (Sailing along the North side of Palawan might be safer perhaps.)
Do you see any problems with this plan?

[Pelagic]

Your plan makes sense if you want to cruise from Singapore to Phuket first.

No problems clearing in/out of Puerto Princessa and I would recommend Kudat over KK as a Malaysian departure point

[KadeyKrogen38]

If you utilize Dockwise you would not need a cradle. You float on and ship personnel block the hull for transport as they would do for floating dry dock. Basically that is what Dockwise is anyway

[Djarraluda]

I was looking at shipping a short while ago:

Hannah Clark - at PSP Logistics (+44 (0) 1489 565577) was really helpful.

I was getting mixed results for a while and finally tired of most yacht brokers who did not want to put any effort into providing info on the boat itself, they were more interested in reading the advert in response to queries. I have now given-up the idea anyway.

Some of the big US based organisations are completely uninterested.
A local agent in Sydney finally woke-up, but the delay was reportedly the US side of things. Hopefully you will get better results from the Med.

[atoll]

I delivered a catamaran to palma,that was then transported to Singapore by sevenstars,i then flew out to deliver the boat to pattaya in Thailand.

seven stars were great and we used the agents they nominated that handle all the customs formalities for their shipping in those ports,agents charged 600euro in palma,and 600US$ in s'pore,which included a local skipper for loading and unloading.

seven stars will weld temporary supports under the vessel for transport,so no cradle needs to be supplied.

customs in Singapore is quite strict,and you will need to have a bill of lading from your European agent,a current registration certificate for the boat,and current insurance with a wreck removal clause for Singapore and details of their Singapore agent,plus email copies of the crew passports to the agent for your access permit to the port if you are going to be there for unloading.