Shipments done by Travellers

Once in Dili, everything is quiete easy. The currency is US Dollar. There is only Perkins going to Darwin. But you have to take the Agent SDV (adress above). Each Tuesday is a directly Cargo Ship to Darwin.
The cost, based on 3,5 cbm:
Wharfage US$ 6,30
BL US$ 20,00
Freight US$ 157,50 (45,00 p. cbm)
BAF US$ 12,25 (3,10 p. cbm)
Tax US$ 8,00
LCL Darwin Port US$ 80,00

The some on the airport. You have no choice. Only AirNorth has a directly fly to Darwin. Twice a day.
One Way US$ 254,00 or A$ 367,00

We were lucky and found the perfect accommodation in Dili. It is a privat house with plenty of place. We could make all our cleaning for Australia without any problems. The Lady rent us a water jet for free.
Anyway, there is a kitchen (no stove) with a fritch and we had the house for us alone.
adress:
Dulce Horta
Estrada de Balide
Dili East Timor (next to "Backpackers)
US$ 6,00 for a double, fan, bathroom, cold water
US$ 8,00 for a double, ac, bathromm, hot water
(normal price in Dili: US$ 16,00 a night)

What to do in Darwin:
Make sure your bike is available at the port. Than make a apointment with the customs and the quarantine.
They will check your bike at the Perkins area.
Adresses:
Perkins Shipping Group
Ms. Dawn Yates
Frances Bay Drive
Darwin, NT Australie
Tel.: +61 8 8982 2000
e-mail:dawn.yates@perkins.com.au
www.perkins.com.au

Australian Customs Service, Cargo + Trade
Contact Person: Geoff Lock
21 Lindsay Street
Darwin NT
Tel.: 8 8946 9852

Quarantine AQJS: Tel. 8 9992 109

The customs charge you nothing but the quarantine is
A$ 87,00

And last a place to stay in Darwin:
Shady Glen Caracan Park
Stuart Highway
Winnellie, Darwin
Tel.: 8 8984 3330
p.Person A$ 11,00

The public Bus Nr. 8 is running between the caravan park and the city.

Everything was going well. And SDV in Dili and Perkins in Darwin has a lot experience with shippng a bike.
As the Australians say: NO WORRIES

Enjoy your trip!
Kerstin and Volker

Cargo shipping has moved out of Melaka up to Kuala Linggi 40kms up the coast. There are several shipping firms there - if you ride up and ask around you should be able to arrange a better price. We arranged shipping by phone after failing to find the (now closed) Melaka office.

Contact address: Batu 32, Jalan Kuala Linggi - Tanjung Agas, Kuala Linggi, Alor Gajah 78200 Melaka. Tel: 06 3879941

You can get 1 month visa on arrival in Dumai. If you want 2 month Indonesian visa then apply for visa in Penang or Kuala Lumpur. You must show consulate a return ferry ticket (or onward ticket from Indonesia) in order to get visa. This meant we had to buy ferry ticket in Melaka, ride up to KL to get visa, down to Kuala Linggi to ship bike and then get a lift 40km south back to Melaka to catch ferry.

Would be much easier to ship Penang to Medan - you can get visa, ship bike and catch ferry all from Penang so less running around.

It was the simplest and most inexpensive shipping on our RTW-trip so far. As far as we know, Perkins is the only company on the Darwin-Dili route. They have a weekly service (deliver bike on a friday in Darwin - pick it up next wednesday in Dili). No crating necessary!

Costs in Australia: 165 AU$ (1,5 cubic meters)
Costs in East Timor: 28 US$ (port service and other fees)
(total costs: approx. 147 US$)

I shipped my BMW 1150gs from Vancouver, BC to Quito, Ecuador via KLM Airlines. It took 4 - 5 days from when I dropped it off in Vancouver until it arrived in Quito. The bike was shipped in a crate. I built the crate, so its cost is not included in the $2300 noted above.

I had been told often that I'd need a carnet, but Ricardo Rocco of Quito said it wasn't necessary and I didn't buy one. I got my bike through Ecuadorian Aduanas in one day using a local customs broker that cost about USD$50 - obviously much cheaper than buying a carnet.

kim garrold (excellent english)head of the freight dept agreed to fly the bikes at $1 per kg. not bad as someone else wanted $8.50 per kg.

we had to organise palleting which was simple. proceed to the cargo section of tashkent airport and knock on a few doors. soon you