Jimmy, after spending many hours online trying to find a way to ship my bike from the US to Vladivostok, by far the best solution I found is the STS Logistics office in Bellevue, Washington State. Their quote for air freight from Seattle to Vladivostok was about half the other two quotes I was able to get (it's difficult to find a company even willing to quote). They can arrange either air or ocean shipping. Jim Oliver and two friends used their services for ocean shipping to Vladivostok last summer and were highly satisfied.
I don't know if they could arrange Anchorage to Vladivostok shipping, but since STS Logistics has world wide offices (and I believe is a Russian based company), I would guess they could. You could email pillem@stslogistics.net (Pille Mandla) or nnick@stslogistics.net (Nick Nickolaychuk) and inquire.
I'm happy to hear you are proceeding with plans for your RTW. Arrnging for bike transport to Vladivostok without going through either Japan or Korea has been the most difficult logistical task I've encountered so far in my trip planning. I had particularly wanted to avoid Japan because of the hassle of the required carnet. Good luck.
Mike
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