Ship a car, truck or machinery from the USA to Angola

In a container, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a broker, with several vehicles sharing the box where you have more than one. Cassandra Logistics is FMC-licensed under OTI No. 025125NF and issues the bill of lading in its own name. Get a price in 24 to 48 hours.

We do, as a licensed US NVOCC. We collect from any state, load and secure at our own warehouse in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston or Baltimore, file the US export declaration and ship to Luanda. We hold live carrier rates on this lane.

Yes. Nationwide collection from any state, whether the cargo is at an auction site, a dealer, a factory or a private seller. Non-runners get winched rather than driven. Distance affects the cost, not whether we can do it. Tell us the pickup address and the condition when you ask for a price, so the right truck and equipment are sent the first time rather than on a second visit.

Yes, and it is one of the strongest cargoes on this lane given the construction, mining and oil activity. Excavators, loaders, dozers and plant ship containerised, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage depending on dimensions, with dismantling where required. See the equipment guide.

Yes. Tractor units, tippers, box trucks and commercial vehicles move well here given the level of construction activity. They ship by container where they fit and by flat-rack where they do not. Send us the make, model and dimensions. Import eligibility for commercial vehicles is often assessed differently from passenger cars at destination, so confirm it with your agent before you buy.

Yes. Full container freight from any US origin, including building materials, industrial goods, spare parts and trade goods. Tell us the commodity, weight and volume and we will price it the same way we would a vehicle shipment. We handle the US export filing on commercial cargo exactly as we do on vehicles, so the paperwork side is one process rather than two.

Yes. You never need to be in the United States. We deal with the seller, collect the cargo, load it at our own warehouse, file the export declaration and ship it. Your despachante handles clearance at Luanda. Everything is handled over email and WhatsApp, and we send photographs at each stage so you can see the cargo without being there.

Yes, by flat-rack, breakbulk or heavy haulage depending on the piece. Lead times are longer because suitable sailings are less frequent and loading takes more coordination, so plan further ahead than you would for a standard container booking. Send the dimensions and weight early and we will confirm the discharge point can take the piece before anything is booked.

It depends on where the cargo starts in the States, the container size and the commodity. We hold live carrier rates for Luanda so we can usually come back quickly. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate. Request a quote

Fill the container. Ocean freight is charged on the box rather than per vehicle, so three or four cars in one 40ft costs far less each than one shipped alone. Timing several purchases onto a single booking is the biggest saving available.

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and securing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to Luanda. Angolan duties, taxes, port charges, your despachante's fee and inland delivery sit outside it and are paid at that end.

Usually because they are broker prices that get revised once the booking is real, or they exclude collection, loading or the export declaration. Ask what is excluded and who issues the bill of lading. If they cannot issue one in their own name, they are reselling space.

It scales with the distance from the origin to whichever of our four warehouses suits the routing, and machinery costs more to move than a car because the equipment differs. We build the figure into the quote so you compare one complete number.

Yes. We can hold vehicles or machines at our warehouse while you buy others, then load them together in one container. Auction yards charge daily storage while our warehouse does not work that way, so waiting usually saves money. Tell us your buying pattern when you first make contact and we will plan the holding window around your auction schedule.

Customs duties, taxes, port handling, your despachante's fee and inland transport. These are assessed and charged in Angola. Establish the landed figure with your agent before you buy rather than after the container has sailed. Ask your agent for the full landed figure before you buy, because the destination side is often larger than the freight and it is better known in advance.

Luanda for most cargo, since it handles the bulk of the country's containerised trade and serves the capital. Lobito is a deep-water alternative to the south and sits at the coastal end of the corridor running inland. Tell us the final destination and we will route it.

Our warehouses in New Jersey, Savannah, Houston and Baltimore all serve this lane, with East Coast departures most common. Routings to Angola commonly involve transshipment, so the sailing schedule matters as much as the loading point. We pick the loading point around where your cargo actually sits rather than defaulting to whichever warehouse is most convenient for us.

It depends on the US loading port, the carrier's schedule and the transshipment involved, which is usual on this route. Flat-rack and breakbulk cargo takes longer because suitable sailings are less frequent. We give a concrete timeline with the quote. We tell you the realistic schedule rather than the best case, because a date you can plan around is worth more than an optimistic one.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery is arranged by your despachante, who is also handling clearance. Tell us the final destination anyway, since it can affect which port makes more sense for the cargo. We can also recommend agents we have worked with before if you do not already have one in place at that end.

Heavy-lift capability varies by terminal and should be settled before booking rather than on arrival. For flat-rack and breakbulk cargo the crane capacity and yard equipment at the discharge point matter. We check it as part of routing your shipment. Send the dimensions and weight early and we will confirm the discharge point can take the piece before anything is booked.

Usually three or four depending on the vehicles. Sedans and compact SUVs load efficiently, full-size pickups take more room and often drop the count. We confirm the loading plan once we know the exact units, and each extra vehicle lowers the cost per car.

Loaded on its own wheels, chocked, strapped at the wheels or suspension rather than over the bodywork, and blocked so it cannot shift at sea. Where the straps attach is what separates a careful load from a damaged car. We photograph the finished load as well, so there is a record of exactly how the vehicle was braced if a question ever comes up.

Yes. We photograph the cargo when it reaches our warehouse and again once loaded and secured, before the doors close. On machinery that record also documents what was removed, which helps at reassembly. We send them to you rather than filing them away, so you know what left the warehouse and in what condition before the vessel sails.

Often. Booms, arms, buckets, cabs and counterweights come off and travel in the same container, documented so the machine can be rebuilt at destination. Dismantling usually costs far less than the freight difference between a container and a flat-rack booking. Everything removed is photographed and labelled, so whoever reassembles it at the far end is not guessing.

Agricultural and earth-moving equipment is commonly subject to cleanliness requirements because of pest and disease controls. Steam cleaning before loading costs very little against the risk of a machine being held at the port for cleaning at your expense. We can arrange it as part of the preparation at our warehouse so the machine leaves the USA already compliant.

Yes, and it is usually the efficient thing to do since parts travel far more cheaply alongside the machine than shipped separately later. Everything must be listed on the export filing, so send us the full inventory rather than adding items on loading day.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases, often faster because we hold live carrier rates for Luanda. Send the cargo details including the machine model or VIN, the dimensions and weight, the US location and the Angolan destination. If anything about the cargo makes the lane unworkable we will say so in that same reply rather than quoting you and letting it surface later.

We arrange collection, bring the cargo to our warehouse, photograph it, book the container, load and secure it, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. Your despachante takes it from the port of discharge. You get the booking reference as soon as the space is confirmed, so you can track the sailing rather than waiting to hear from us.

No. Clearance is handled by a licensed despachante in Angola. We are the ocean carrier, we deliver to the port of discharge, and we provide the documentation your agent needs. Be cautious with any company claiming to clear customs everywhere. What we will do is make sure the documents reaching your agent are clean and consistent, because that is what decides how fast they can work.

We are the NVOCC. Cassandra Logistics is a federally licensed Ocean Transportation Intermediary under FMC licence OTI No. 025125NF, legally Royal Port Container Lines, Inc. The number is public and verifiable with the Federal Maritime Commission before you send anyone money. Ask any company quoting you for their FMC number, and if they cannot give you one they are not the carrier.