RO-RO shipping OZ - NZ
 

looking for a cheap method to move the bike from australian east or south to nz. ro-ro should be cheap. does anybody know how it works in oz??

alex

Hello.
Contact Dave from Getrouted,his company does shipping from Australia to New Zealand.
Say hello to him from me.
His adress is www.getrouted.com.au
So long.
Chris.

Ro-ro ferries belong to the civilized world, you are talking about New Zealand, at the other end of the earth, mate! For a start, it's 2150km in a straight line between Sydney and Auckland. You'll have to find a freight company, or a specialist company as mentioned in the above post.

Cheers

Nigel in NZ

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how have apeared cars, buses, tracks, etc in NZ?

As standard freight or on specialist vehicle carriers. You want to get a motorbike to NZ, you'll need to fly it or sea freight it in a crate. It will go as standard freight (dimensions and weight) on either. Remember, as well as being about 2200km form the nearest other country we only have 4 million people. Like I said, this is the other end of the world and it is the last proper land mass to be settled by humans. There's a price to pay to live in motorcycle paradise, and if it's not having a RO-RO service to the nearest country, I for one am happy to pay....

Cheers

Nigel in NZ

There are not RoRo ferries as per the European - Baltic, Channel, Mediterranean - there is just not sufficient movement of vehicles between the two countries - or the legal framework to make it happen. Taking a vehicle from NZ to Aus would be like going back to 1960s Europe when you needed Carnets and special insurance for each country you visited.

Its impossible to get a RoRo ferry to pay for itself between Melbourne and Tasmania without massive government subsidies to encourage trade and tourism.

ok, thanks guys. I`ve seen already "fin del mundo" in Ushuaia, Cape Agulhas in South Africa. And I really want to reach NZ.

Alex

I know this is an old thread, but if anyone stumbles onto this looking for more info I used Willship to get my bike over to NZ from Perth, this article explains the best way to ship a bike overseas - What is the best way to ship a motorcycle overseas? - Willship International