First Base Freight News

Press release

First Base Freight is an international removals and car shipping company. Handling hundreds of enquiries every week, they ship vehicles and personal effects all around the world. Since 2007 they have moved in to a new warehouse with offices, increasing their office space and storage facilities. New Storage Facilities The new storage area boasts the … Continue reading Press release

Car Shipping to Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Car Shipping to Walvis Bay, Namibia Walvis Bay in Namibia has become a very popular shipping port, with thousands of cars passing through it every week. Not all of these cars however are destined to stay in Namibia, some vehicles often make an onwards journey to neighbouring countries such as Botswana, Zambia or Zimbabwe. We … Continue reading Car Shipping to Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Tips for driving in Canada

There’ll be a lot to take in when you move to Canada so the last thing you want to worry about is driving your car once we’ve shipped it across the water for you. So we’ve jotted down a few points to make things easier, we want you to stay safe driving in a different … Continue reading Tips for driving in Canada

Trustworthy removals

Moving house can be extremely stressful but to make matters worse hiring a removal company that doesn’t do a great job could be disastrous. To avoid this scenario its worth doing your homework before going ahead and hiring as ultimately the services you are paying for are supposed to be useful in helping the move … Continue reading Trustworthy removals

How to Make Your Removal Environmentally Friendly

There are many steps you can take to make your move greener, starting with sorting your goods. A removal’s two main aspects are packing and transportation. Packing will require many different materials to be bought and used, meaning you have to use of more goods. The more you have to convey means you will require … Continue reading How to Make Your Removal Environmentally Friendly

Exporting to the US

When planning to ship a vehicle to the USA from the UK, it can be quite a daunting task if you are unaware of certain procedures. The most important part of this is making sure that your vehicle is eligible to be exported into the country. If you find out that your vehicle is eligible … Continue reading Exporting to the US

Importation Guide in to South Africa

To help you understand the customs requirements and documentation that you may be required to obtain when shipping your vehicle to South Africa, we have compiled this short importation guide. There are many different regulations that surround the importation of most vehicles into South Africa, which anyone who is planning to ship their vehicle should … Continue reading Importation Guide in to South Africa

Shipping your vehicle to Nigeria

Here at First Base Freight we offer safe, secure and very cost effective car shipping to Lagos. When shipping your vehicle to Nigeria – we offer two shipping services to Lagos; either roll on/roll off or by container shipment. Before you decide to ship your vehicle over to Nigeria, you must first make sure that … Continue reading Shipping your vehicle to Nigeria

How to Make Car Shipping Easier

So you’re moving abroad and have decided to take your vehicle with you, you’re unsure of the procedures or the legal implications involved when shipping a vehicle overseas? First Base Freight will be on hand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer any questions that you may have. We have many years … Continue reading How to Make Car Shipping Easier

5 Steps to Shipping Your Car to The U.S

When planning to ship your vehicle from the UK to the U.S it often seems like a tremendous task ahead of yourself. But with this simple 5 step guide we will aim to help you understand what you need to do. 1) Before You Go Before you go about looking to ship your … Continue reading 5 Steps to Shipping Your Car to The U.S

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