Moving overseas, shipping from Australia to Africa

CargoMaster is a Sydney-based international freight forwarder, the team at CargoMaster have been shipping containers overseas for over 18 years, transporting all types of commodities from personal effects to buses, trucks, cars and a vast range of heavy machinery and large industrial equipment. CargoMaster services include self-pack shipping containers both 20’and 40’ for international relocations and breakbulk shipping from Australia to major African ports. CargoMaster has air freight specialists available to look after heavy air freight charter services from Australia to Africa too!

To give you some idea of sizes of 20’and 40’ sea freight containers, a 20’self- pack container will hold the approx equivalent of a 3BRM house. If you have a motor car to ship, then ask CargoMaster about 40’containers, which will be perfect for the job!

What you need to know about is this easy option and savings available when relocating from Australia to South Africa (or Africa). CargoMasters overseas shipping containers can save you up-to 40% ,compared to a traditional removalist. Self-pack international shipping is an ideal way to move cost effectively while still maintaining control of your international move.

Shipping containers with personal effects to Africa can be a tricky process with a wide variety of different rules and regulations required to meet the ever changing and various African customs rules, rest easy, CargoMaster has experience with African customs and can assist with issues like BIVAC, prohibited goods, import regulations regarding motor vehicles etc. CargoMaster vessels sail weekly from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Darwin, no longer do you need to wait for months for your goods to arrive. Once your container is packed it is loaded on a vessel and departs Australia almost immediately, CargoMaster transit times can be as fast as 38 days to Durban!

Self-pack shipping containers or pack-yourself shipping containers are easy to use, safe and convenient, so you can time the international shipping container to arrive in Africa at your desired arrival time. Remember, if you don’t have room at your property for a shipping container, CargoMaster offers packing yards in all of Australia’s capital cities.

How it works

You simply call CargoMaster and advise the day and time you would like your self-pack international shipping container delivered, the guys at CargoMaster will then organise everything, including the delivery of the empty international shipping container at your appointed time, to your premises and ready for packing (or you can pack in CargoMasters at no extra cost!). Overseas shipping containers are delivered by tilt tray vehicle and side-loader trucks (as required) and with local council approval/permit, international shipping containers can be positioned on the side of the street near your house for packing

You can have up-to 10 days to pack your shipping container and if you need more time call CargoMaster they will be able to help, once your shipping container is packed and ready to go, simply attach/fasten your CargoMaster pre-issued numerical bolt seal and SECURITY LOCK your shipping container. Then all you do is call the team at CargoMaster. CargoMaster will take care of your Australian export documentation and look after the lodgment and loading of your shipping container onto the pre-booked vessel for transportation to Africa.

CargoMaster International Shipping Containers are conveniently positioned in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin, Hobart and Canberra. CargoMaster international relocation and shipping services are available from regional centres too. CargoMaster delivers self-pack international moving containers to even the most remote locations in Australia. Self-pack international shipping containers offer a FLEXIBLE and cost effective, self-move alternative to expensive international removalists.