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  #46  
Old 15 Sep 2013
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Hi there

There now seem to be regular ferry connections again between Turkey (Iskenderun) and Egypt (Damietta) with Unroro and also between Turkey (Iskenderun) and Israel (Haifa) with Mena Lines.

Damietta-Iskenderun:
Below, I am copying an email from September 12 from Filiz Colak (Filiz@unroro.com.tr) referring to the ferry departing from Damietta:

Hİ,
We have service from damietta to İskenderun, the vessel is arriving today , it will be a regular service frm next week each Wednesdays and Saturdays , but you have to get confirmation for sailing by email in any case.

You have to make payment first and the bank receipt should be in our İskenderun agent imformation , than your Booking will be confirmed.

please find below cost and Agency details at damietta.
- Damietta / İskenderun / transit time 18 hours
- Freight for your Landcruiser: usd 400.- fios o/w
- İskenderun port expenses: usd 85.-
- Flight per pax usd 150.-
- You should get confirmation for your Booking from agent , then you can enter the port. İf your plate number not on list you can not enter the port, if you enter the port earlier there will occour storage cost , so beter to be at the same day.

WORMS ALEXANDRIA
Tel : +(203) 48 655 72 (4 Lines) Ext.11/18
Faks : +(203) 48 763 61
Web : Worms Alex
Yetkili : Capt. Said Hammouda


Saygılarımızla / B Regards

Filiz Çolak| Commercial Department





Haifa-Iskenderun:
Below, I am copying an email I received from Mena Lines:

Hi,
Please find my replies below in red

Please also note details of our Haifa Agent:
Uri Behrisch
Tiran Group
Phone 972-4-8509000 , Ext.106
cell 972-54-6718899
Fax 972-4-8556888
Skype uri.behrisch
Tiran


Best regards,

Burak Dinc
Viaroro Logistics Services
burak@viaroro.com
Gsm +90 544 730 7069 | Tel +90 216 384 1111 (pbx) | Fax +90 216 384 1112
Address: Bayar Cad. Gülbahar Sok. No:17. PS Plaza Kat: 5-53 Kozyatağı / İstanbul / Türkiye

• On what day of the week does the ferry depart from Haifa? Haifa departures: Every Tuesday ; Iskenderun departures: Every Saturday
• How many days before the departure should I deliver the car to the port? 2 days as of my info, please consult with our agent
• What is the cost of the ferry for the car (length: 4.5 meters) and for myself? Cost of car is USD 450; you can organize your flight by yourself. If assistance needed please inform.
• What are the port charges in Iskenderun? Around USD 150 per car



Neither of these two vessels take passengers, so one would have to fly from Tel Aviv or Cairo to Istanbul or Ankara and then take a bus down to Iskenderun to pick up the vehicle

Hope this is helpful,
Florian
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RHD 4x4 entering Saudi

Hi
We are also travelling north and trying to find a way back to Europe avoiding Egypt if possible and shipping from Israel. Really interested in any info on the Saudi route, but we have a RHD. Does anyone know the cost of the low-loader to take you from the port to the Jordann border if you can't drive your RHD. this has meant paying for a low-loader to take you through Saudi?
Any help appreciated!
Sophie
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Saudi Transit Visa

I contacted the Saudi embassies in Sudan and Egypt with guests on transit visas and never received any response.

I then contacted several tour companies in Saudi Arabia and asked them to clarify the requirements for and possibility of getting a transit visa.

Below the response from Saud Al-Suhaimi (saud@jawlah-tours.com):
First of all I wish you a safe journey and I hope you will manage to come over all the challenges in your way to achieve this great goal. We are more than happy to assist you for all your travel needs in Saudi Arabia. However the main issue comes back to obtaining the transit visa which something we cannot help you out with it.

I have spoken to the Saudi Embassy in Sudan , the only chance you will be granted a transit visa if you have a valid residence in the country that you are crossing to ( in your case UAE). As you are not living there the Saudi embassy said there is no way to give you a transit visa

My advice is to speak to them directly and try to explain what you are trying to do to the ambassador and if he agreed to give you the visa we will be more than happy to assist you with all your travel and logistics needs in Saudi Arabia

For now , it doesn’t make any sense for me to give you any quota while I know you have a major roadblock a head of you

Once you obtain the visa please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to quota you for all the services you need


Hope this is helpful as a clarification even though it is not encouraging,
Florian
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We are now in Amman airport waiting to go to khartoum.

Our car is now in the harbour of aqaba for going to Port Sudan.

It takes about 3 days to ship.
We paid 570 dollar. But that depends on the measerements of the car. length x width x height x 35 dollar.

It goes one or two times a week from aqaba to port sudan.

contact Kawar company in the center of aqaba for this.

It is a RoRo.

I will give more info when we have our car back in a couple of days.

Simon
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Sounds like a good option SimonLore! Wishing you luck for a smooth shipment
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