re. Wallinus Whilhelmsen
Further to what Keith has said above, a friend of mine used WW to ship his Land Rover over to the west coast of the US earlier this year. It's a pretty painless proceedure, although the return journey is not only 3 weeks, but was also delayed - it took him around 6 weeks before the vehicle was ready to collect at Southampton. Also, a few items he'd left in the cab of the vehicle seemed to have dissappeared by the time it arrived back in the UK. He suggests locking anything of value (sentimental or otherwise) away, and leaving only the keys so they can move the vehicle on and off the ship.
When I called the UK agent for Wallinus for a quote, it was around £700 for shipping a bike from the UK to US (LA - Port Huneme), although I understand it is around 20% cheaper going US to UK.
Personally speaking, based on the current exchange rates, it is not much more to ship by air, and other than the albeit minor inconvience of crating the machine, it is far simpler and quicker, with less risk of damage or delay...
You pays your money etc.
JennyMo xxx
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