Car Shipping to Fremantle
- Fast Information
- Cost starts from: £1495
- Roll on/Roll off: Yes ✓
- Container Shipping: Yes ✓
- Frequency of sailing: Weekly
RORO & Container Shipping to Fremantle
Fremantle is a port city in Western Australia that’s part of the Perth metropolitan area. This is a port city located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth which receives thousands of vehicles every year. Our professional car shipping services to Fremantle is only one of the 5 destinations we ship to throughout Australia every week.
Ship Cars Ltd offers affordable vehicle shipping to Fremantle, we have secured some very favourable rates from the shipping lines due to the volume of cargo we ship to Australia. Our services to Fremantle sail by RORO, shared container and dedicated container services. Frequency of sailings are either weekly or fortnightly depending on which method of transport is chosen. Our professional approach allows us to guide you and offer a bespoke shipping service to Fremantle from right across the UK. Our services include UK collection by trade plate driver or car transporter services. Our daily collections will see that your vehicle is collected and delivered to anywhere throughout the UK.
RORO Shipping to Perth
We offer roll on/roll off (RORO) car shipping services from the UK 2-3 times a month. Vessels sail from the ports of Southampton or Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Fremantle. RORO offers a secure and affordable way of shipping any rolling cargo to Fremantle. All cars are driven on to the ship and are secured below deck to ensure its safe transit by sea. Transit time for shipping cars to Fremantle takes approximately 39 days from the UK. RORO shipping to Fremantle is ideal for larger vehicles that cannot fit within the dimensions of the container. Roll on/roll off remains to be the favoured choice to ship multiple rolling cargo due to the ease of loading and unloading for most major car manufacturers.
Shared Container Shipping to Fremantle
Ship Cars load at Rainham and ship to Fremantle by shared container services using the R-Rak system, this allows us to optimise all space within the container. Our shared container service offers a cheaper way of shipping cars to Fremantle. Between 3 and 4 vehicles are loaded together using ramps and are secured on platforms to ensure maximum space is used to fill each container. This option allows you to load personal belongings inside the vehicle unlike with RORO where the vehicle must be completely empty.
Dedicated Container Services to Australia
This option works out the cheapest option if shipping one or two cars to Fremantle, especially on the import side in Australia. Using a dedicated container allows you to be in control of who you engage to assist with the import process in Fremantle. With this option you get to choose your own import agent. This option will permit you to look for a company offering the cheapest rates and best
services unlike when shipping by shared container services where the agent has already been chosen by the freight forwarder in the UK. Our dedicated container services sail weekly from either Tilbury or Southampton. Transit time takes approximately 46 days by sea.
Australia Vehicle Import Permit
You must first obtain a Vehicle Import Approval (VIA) from the Australian Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development. You need to make sure your car meets the vehicle standards required in order to obtain the import approval. To obtain a VIA, you need to have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or longer, this is called a qualifying period. In order to qualify you should not have lived in Australia anytime during those 12 months. You also should have owned your vehicle for a minimum period of 12 months and have proof of ownership to prove this.
