1. Can any company offer the public International Ocean Container Shipping Services?
No!
The industry is regulated by the Federal Maritime
Commission for ocean shipping and every company offering ocean shipping must be
licensed by the FMC and have a bond in place. Air Parcel
Express, Inc. (APX) has two
licenses. We are both a NVOCC and a Freight Forwarder.
The TSA and the FAA regulate air cargo in the USA.
APX is fully licensed as an I.A.C.
and trained to handle air cargo shipments from any airport in the
USA to worldwide destinations. APX operates all cargo
aircrafts from Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston,
Dallas and Miami. APX operates feeder routes from all other
airports in the USA. Never pay a broker for ocean shipping. Your
contract and payment should always be with the NVOCC.
2. How do
I receive an instant shipping quote on the website?
4.
How do I reserve a space on the ship or on the aircraft?
If you are live on the system
just proceed by clicking on shipping forms and BOOK IT ONLINE. The information
gathered on the online quote will be transferred to the shipping
form. You can also call us and one of our representatives
can assist you in person ... or you can use the links hereunder
and fax them to the office or submit them online.
These links are sent with your quote via email. Please submit
your booking request online as
it simplifies documentation and prevents errors on the
phone. A copy of the form will be sent to you as soon as its
submitted. If you require changes after the booking request
has been submitted you can reply to the email with the
corrections.
5.
How much time do I have to load my
container and is the cargo safe?
The first 2
hours are free of charge. Every hour thereafter is $100.00 per
hour. If you are loading a car you will need to make your
own arrangements with a flat bed tow truck. They are usually
$45.00 per hour and can load a car in less than an hour. We
use
HIGH Security
Seals FROM RELCOR
6. Can
you take the shipment from my house? Do I take my goods to
your warehouse?
On the FCL quotes we bring
the container to your house and pricing is shown on the FCL
service as Drayage to your door and is calculated by the mileage
from the port, or the rail road ramp if its an inland origin
to your loading area. We can pickup LCL cargo on normal
trucks or Lift Gate Trucks for residential pickups. See our
Warehouse Charges
7. Can send fragile
goods?
Yes but you are
responsible if you choose to pack it yourself and insurance may
not cover.
See our insurance
conditions.
Insurance
You can employ local crating services to crate
or pack your goods or
Crating
and Packing. Typically the crating company will take the items from your home
and crate them in their shop. Once crated we will instruct
them to deliver the crates to our terminal or we can pickup.
Wood
Export Regulations
/
Pallets Source
8. Do I need to pack everything?
YES
if shipping via LCL and No if shipping via FCL, but
all furniture for imports to the USA MUST BE PACKED.
9. Do you have any direct phone number that I
can talk to you?
Yes Toll FREE
1-877-597-0258 dial
OPTION 4
FOR SALES OR OPTION 5 FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
After you receive a booking you will be directed
to our operations departments.
West Coast
1-310-885-5591
Air Cargo x 106
Ocean FCL x 102
LCL x 116
10. My quote is for 20 foot; do you have
anything between 20 and 40 foot?
11. Where and when do I need to deliver the
shipment?
You will be given a booking number prior to
cargo acceptance.
To get a booking number and the address
for the warehouse please submit a booking request online.
In most cases you can deliver within 24 hrs of booking receipt.
LIST
OF TERMINALS IN THE USA
As per FMC Rules, we need to file every
accepted booking
rate prior to accepting cargo. This formality secures the
rate from any increases after cargo is tendered. It is the way the
Federal Government regulates the industry.
In both LCL and FCL
a formal BOOKING
CONFIRMATION will be sent to you via e-mail containing the BOOKING NUMBER and confirmation for the delivery of your container FCL or confirmation on the LAST RECEIVING DATE for a LCL
booking. You must place the number on every piece if you are
shipping LCL and on any shipping documents you submit such
as
Packing List - Invoice
NEVER PAY A BROKER
FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING VIA OCEAN FREIGHT - IT IS FORBIDDEN BY FEDERAL
LAW FOR BROKERS TO ACCEPT PAYMENT OR QUOTE ON BEHALF OF AN OCEAN
TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARY O.T.I. or N.V.O.C.C. (Non-Vessel Operating
Common Carrier).
THE OCEAN QUOTE
SHOULD ALWAYS CONTAIN THE OTI or NVOCC's Federal License Number or FMC#
019153NF and not a DOT or any other type of license as ocean freight is
regulated by only the FMC (Federal Maritime Commission)
http://www.fmc.gov
SHARE SPACE if you think you do not need a full
container ... AND ... If you have furniture you will need to CRATE IT or
use a FULL CONTAINER.
Choose the nearest origin and the nearest
destination city ... You can obtain pricing in seconds by using the
link. MEASURE YOUR CARGO for LCL and don't worry about weight ... you
can estimate the weight on both LCL and FCL as we do not charge by
weight. (enter 1000 pounds for LCL and up to 40000 pounds for FCL
and the system will quote you right on your screen
You can pack all your goods yourself in any
type of strong boxes or crate and I have listed sources for this below.
We can also arrange the entire loading if you
prefer.
Yes Toll FREE
1-877-597-0258 dial
OPTION 4
FOR SALES OR OPTION 5 FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
After you receive a booking you will be directed
to our operations departments.
In most cases you can deliver within 24 hrs of booking receipt.