Ship machinery, trucks and cargo from the USA to Central Africa

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 Douala, Libreville or Pointe Noire. Get a price in 24 to 48 hours.

In a container where the machine fits, on flat-rack or by heavy haulage where it does not, booked with the licensed carrier rather than a forwarder. Send the make and model and we will confirm the transport dimensions and price the cheapest workable method.

Yes. Used construction machinery is the strongest cargo on this lane. Many mini and midi excavators fit a 40ft container once the boom and arm come off, and larger machines travel on flat-rack or by heavy haulage. See the equipment guide.

Yes. Tractor units, tippers, box trucks and commercial vehicles move well here given the construction and mining activity. They ship by container where they fit and by flat-rack where they do not. Send us the make, model and transport dimensions.

We can, and left-hand drive suits the road configuration across all three countries. But the volume on this lane is in machinery, trucks and project cargo rather than cars, driven by oil, mining and construction rather than the used car trade.

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.

Yes. Nationwide collection from any state, whether the cargo is at an auction site, a factory, a dealer or a private seller. Machinery collection uses different equipment from vehicle towing, so tell us the weight and dimensions and we will send the right truck.

Yes, and it is an established route. Douala is the sea gateway for both Chad and the Central African Republic, which are landlocked. We deliver the container to the port and the overland leg is arranged by you or your clearing agent.

Yes. Cargo passing through Cameroon toward Chad or the Central African Republic is treated as transit rather than a Cameroonian import, with its own documentation. Name the final destination country at the outset, because a container declared wrongly is expensive to correct.

It follows the destination rather than the size of the port. Douala for Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic. Libreville for Gabon. Pointe Noire for the Republic of Congo and regional transshipment. Tell us the delivery city and we will route it.

Our service ends at the port of discharge. Inland delivery is arranged by your clearing agent, who is also handling clearance. Tell us the final destination anyway, since it decides which port makes sense and affects how the shipment should be declared.

It depends on the US origin, the container size, the commodity and which of the three ports. Because we are the NVOCC rather than a reseller, the number is the carrier rate. Send us the cargo and the two locations for a firm figure. Request a quote

Collection from the US seller, transport to our warehouse, loading and securing, the US export filing, and the ocean freight to the port. Duties, taxes, port handling, your agent's fee and any inland leg sit outside it and are paid at that end.

Often because they exclude collection, loading or the export filing, or because they are broker prices that get revised once the booking is real. Ask what is excluded and who issues the bill of lading. A company that cannot issue one in its own name is reselling space. What drives the cost.

Get it into a container if it will fit, even if that means removing the boom, bucket or cab. Containerised rates are generally lower than flat-rack, and the dismantling cost is usually far less than the freight difference. We assess each machine rather than assuming.

Often. Booms, arms, buckets, cabs and counterweights come off and travel in the same container, documented so the machine can be rebuilt at destination. Everything removed is photographed and labelled, so whoever reassembles it 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.

Yes. We photograph the cargo when it reaches our warehouse and again once it is loaded and secured, before the doors close. On machinery that record also documents what was removed, which helps at reassembly.

Yes, all three countries are francophone and your clearing agent will work in French. We keep the export documentation clean and consistent so nothing is lost in the handover between the US side and theirs.

Within 24 to 48 hours in normal cases. Send the cargo details including the machine model where applicable, the dimensions and weight, the US location, and which of the three ports or which final country the cargo is going to.

We arrange collection, bring the cargo to our warehouse, photograph it, book the container, load and secure it, arrange dismantling where needed, file the US export declaration and send you the bill of lading. Your clearing agent takes it from the port.

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.