From Alexandria, Egypt to Piraeus, Greece - April, 2016

CFS made shipping out of Egypt really easy. Process was
1. Contact them a few weeks ahead by email to discuss options. Replies are usually within one day which I think might be unique for EgyptIan shipping agents (I contacted 20 firms before finding them, only one of these even replied).
2. Arrive at their Alexandria office the morning 3 days before shipping date and spend half a day with them as they walk you around the immigration department and the court (this to get documents in Arabic saying they are authorised to act on your behalf).
3. Next day deliver bike to them at port gate and they take over, and you can leave.
4. As soon as ship leaves with your bike, CFS courier your completed carnet to your hotel in Piraeus.

Total shipping time from starting process in Alexandria to receiving bike in Pireaus was 13 days. It was supposed to be about 8 but ship was delayed a couple of days and then arrived Piraeus on a Friday night which meant I couldn't get the bike to the Monday.

I elected to leave some of my stuff (tools, spare tubes, camp stove) in my soft bags on my bike for the shipping. I was warned this was at my own risk. All were still there when I got the bike back.

Price was 425€ for the shipping and 4000EGP for the paperwork and assistance services (ie about $900 total or $450 for each part ). It might seem a lot for the paperwork and assistance side but once you see Egyptian bureaucracy in action it doesn't seem nearly so bad.

My shipping was done via Neptune Lines who seem to run a weekly ro-ro service on this route. Their fees were 110 Euros including a taxi service out to the port and all the running around to get the bike released. Port storage fees were extra to this, but for a bike it is only 2€ a day (8€ total for Fri - Mon) Neptune Lines Pireaus contact is:
Theodore Nearchakos (who is a motorcyclist and goes out of his way too help)
Import Department
TEL:+30 210 45 57 742
FΑΧ:+30 210 42 83 858
EMAIL: a...@neptunelines.com

(If you were thinking of shipping in the opposite direction I would suggest initially contacting Theo direct).

IMPORTANT NOTE: To enable the bike to leave Egypt you need to get a notice from the Traffic Court saying you have no traffic fines outstanding. The catch is, that if you enter from Sudan you needs to be got in Aswan. See my post " No traffic fine notice" in the regional forum as to how to get this.