3700 (about 2500 EUR) for LCL.. that still sounds a bit steep IMO.
I know it is not fully comparable at all, but in April 2008, I sent my 1 motorcycle Suzuki DL650 packed in a factory crate by sea from Sydney to Helsinki Finland, and this entire operation ended up costing me just a bit less than 700 euros. Just about 500 EUR at the Oz end, and the rest were harbour costs in Helsinki. 1250 euros per bike should probably get you (or nearly get you) airfreight Seoul-Sydney, although I have never sent from there myself. And getting from Russia to S.Korea would naturally cost something as well. In general, I prefer airfreight even though each shipment will be an individual case. But for one thing, the delays by air are a lot shorter – if seafreight gets delayed, it is easily several weeks extra.
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