Whatever you buying in Europe, make sure that you make things clear with your supplier before paying. We are convinced that you are a good businessperson but small details can make a big difference in the price. Make sure that the loading into container is included in the price you agree to. First Shipping has no people available who can help you load these goods. 

 There are many types of containers available and depending on the kind of goods you like to load, we will offer you the right solution 

 Our special container trucks will come the day and the hour you like to the place of loading. When you make your reservation, please make sure that the goods are ready and you have people to help you load the container. 

 First Shipping always tries to be on board of the ship at the time of loading. The latest container ships can take up to 4,000 containers at a time. In total, the port of Antwerp handles over 1,000,000 containers a year. 

 When a ship leaves the port of departure, the captain will contact the agents at destination to report about the voyage. Therefore, please contact the agent at destination to get the latest updates. We advise you to be at the port the moment the ship arrives. Clear your goods as soon as possible and get your goods out of the port as soon as you can. This to avoid parking charges, damage and/or theft. Ask our agents for free advice. 

There are several types of containers and each type has several possible ways to be loaded. However, a regular box container remains on top of the truck. On special request, we can come with a special crane to put the container down. The standard loading time is 3 hours. Please advise us in advance when more time is needed. The maximum payload for all box containers is 22,000kg. In case you load used engines, you MUST put a plastic sheet on the floor of the container to avoid leaking of oil out of the container

NEVER LOAD DANGEROUS GOODS IN YOUR CONTAINER

Liners Owned:
This is the most common way to ship your goods. It means that the ship owns the container.

Shippers Owned:
This means that you are the owner of the container. First Shipping can buy used containers for you if you like. Ask for prices.

Each container will get a seal the moment they arrive at the port. Your container will be handled and stored at one of the container parks before shipment. There is sufficient security at the port to ensure that nothing will go wrong.

The departure dates given are indications only, however everyone will try to respect the departure date and there is at least one departure a week for containers to all destinations.

In order to get your goods at destination, you need the original B/L (Bill of Loading). Only with this document, supplied by FIRST Shipping, will you be able to get your goods out of the port. We can send these shipping documents wherever you like. Please ask our agents for advice.

In case of any problems, first call FIRST for advice before acting. We will be pleased to help if we can. Whenever or whatever problem you may have at destination, our representative will be pleased to advise and/or help wherever he can. If you face problems, first call First Shipping