From SE Asia to USA/Alaska, and you mean like a ferry-boat?? Generally, most of the long-distance "steamer"-routes are a thing of the past. Flying has become so cheap, that no-one except maybe a few overlanders would use the boat.
Also, I seriously doubt you could go along on a cargo ship, unless you know the captain personally, or you´re part of the crew. Not 100% certain of course, and who knows, could be worth asking around, but it is certainly not a common way to travel any more. See how strict the rules are today, when you enter the US as a regular airline passenger, then think about how the immigration officials would like the idea of people just ´sneaking´ into the country aboard cargo ships! I think they´re 100% against it.
But you should be able to ship your vehicle from SE Asia to anywhere you like, then go to some paradise beach and relax, and then fly to meet up with the vehicle at the destination. Will probably take about just as much time, whether you´d be aboard that same ship or not. By ship from tropical Asia to the US northwest or Alaska, I´d expect it to take about 4-6 weeks, and also remember that there may be delays, and handling at seaports may not be very quick at either end.
There´s also the option to go forward to Malaysia, Indonesia. East Timor & Australia.
So you´re not really ´stuck´ there, even though it is a hassle, and sometimes tough work, to ship your vehicle.
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