From Port Said, Egypt to Mumbai (Nhava Sheva), India - January, 2006

Mr.Magdy-Alexandria was a friendly bloke,despite how busy he was!Another story for the Port Said office...pretty incompetant,if the photocopy machine ran out of paper or jammed,the WHOLE office stopped whatever they where doing and crowded around it...
It would take maybe three weeks to even fatham out the customs proccess,so i used a recomended runner...took him FIVE days(once he got his thumb out his.....)
Knowbody starts until ten,ten-thirty so by the time i sorted my own gate-pass out(anytime between twelve & two)Customs close at TWO-THIRTY!Same procces tommorrow!
Anyway,one week later and one missed ship!!(The container waited two weeks at the terminal,which i HAD to pay extra for-of course!!)
We met a Private Cop who was a excellant source of information-shame we met him too late,But heres some VERY Reccomended shipping addresses in Port-Said:

Inchcape Shipping Services Ltd.
Port-Said center building,
23 july&abu el feda st.
6th floor office no.62
Tel.+20663327732
Mobile.+20123919668
Fax.+20663351531
www.iss-shipping.com

Mitchill JR.shipping Co.
(S.A.E.)
Mohamed Mahmoud&Mahmoud Sidki st.
Mahrousa building.
P.O.Box 1271 Port-Said.
E-Mail. Mitj...@idsc.net.eg

Delmar Marine Transport.

9 El Safa st.
Port Tawfik-Suez.
Tel.062 336002-3
Fax.062 336001

17 Abd El M.Regad & El Cashe st.
Port-Said.
Tel.066 236520-340253
E-Mail. del...@Interlink-eg.com

Leader Group.Ltd.
13 El Comhoria & El Nasr st.
Port-Said.
Tel(&fax) 2066 243350
E-Mail.(Cairo) Cai...@leadergroup.net

Hope these companies come in use for some-one!!

After flying Alex-Mumbai(497US$ for two-Air Arabia) i went to WIAA & sorted out the Proof of authentisity of my carnet...what a palava!!I met an English lad with a Land-Rover who had to pay 2000rs.for the letter...i paid 1500rs."because a motorbikes smaller"says Mr.Magauwee(Mr.unfriendly!)Oh yeah-
NO RECIEPT!!!
TOTAL COST:
500US$ container
105US$ lifting charges
8000eg.pounds clearing agent(runner)
5300eg.pounds loading expenses(from another container yard!)& de-murrage(for the extra 2 week wait!!)
15000rs.Contessa Clearing(Mr.Jay Parab)OBS.His"fixed rate"has increased considerably,BUT i recieved the bike in a record time(For Nava Sheva)of ONE DAY!!!
10535rs.Seabridge Maritime.2000rs.delivery order charge.
400rs.processing fee.
250rs.service tax.
1000rs.stamp duty.
6385rs.term.handling chages.
450rs.washing charge(cont.)
50rs.stamp duty franking.
4034rs.Seabird Marine. 3300rs.handling&trpt.
60rs.cargo handling charges.
300rs.cont.ground rent.
374rs.srv.tax@10.20%
After totting all this up it certainly put me on my arse for a while!I'de read in many previous entries how expesive India is but........32000 Swedish Kroner,which is roughly between 2500&2800quid!!Shit-Pomme Frite!!
I would certainly reccomend Mr.Jay Parab,Laurel&Hardy(his runners)Expensive...but very clued up!You can find him at:Contessa Forwarders
Office:29,Imperial chamber,
2nd floor,Wilson rd,
Ballard Estate,
Mumbai-400 001.
Tel.2613101
Fax.2630583
Mob.9867309777

If your looking for secure parkingIn Mumbai,just around the corner from Contessa is a Great bloke,Kevin who runs a petrol station,Karfule Private Ltd.
i also serviced & washed the bike.
100rs.per night parking(use your own padlock)
100rs.pressure wash
Just take the No.3 bus from Colaba,ask for "new customs house" & jump of around the corner from it!