SEA FREIGHT TO NIUE

“SEA FREIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO NIUE”

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“Shipping containers to Niue, with security ,integrity and professionalism”

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“Over 20 years experience shipping to Niue”

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Welcome to CargoMaster, are you thinking of  Shipping to Niue. Our high performance team of  Niue Sea Freight  service specialists offer many years’ experience shipping containers to Samoa and surrounding islands. CargoMaster is one of Australia’s most trusted shipping companies from Australia to Niue.

ABOUT NIUE:

NIUE, is a small island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It is located approx. 600 kilometers northeast of Tonga and about 2500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand. The Island nation is located in the triangle between Tonga, Samoa and The Cook Islands. Niue (also known as The Rock) has a population of approx. 1600 people.

Niue is an independent nation however, it has a free and close association with NZ, most of Niue’s diplomatic relations are handled by New Zealand. Like a lot of Pacific Island nations Niue faces economic hurdles, for example the limited population and remote location. The tourism sector is Niue’s most profitable earner however COVID has had a big impact on tourism dollars.  Under the terms of the constitutional agreement between New Zealand and Niue, New Zealand provides administrative assistance and substantial economic assistance in the form of direct budget support and project-related aid. The majority of Niuean people live in New Zealand.

Niue has been a member of the Pacific Community Of Islands since 1980.

Alofi is the capital of Niue, with a population of 600 in 2021, Alofi is the second smallest national capital city in terms of population (after Ngerulmud, capital of Palau). It consists of the two villages: Alofi North and Alofi South where the government headquarters are located. Alofi is home to the Niue International Airport. The Port Of Alofi is a small port.

SHIPPING TO NIUE

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SHIPPING TIMES FROM AUSTRALIA TO NIUE  

• Sydney to Alofi: 8-12 Days
• Melbourne to Alofi: 14-20 Days
• Brisbane to Alofi: 12-23 Days
• Fremantle (Perth) to Alofi: 18-32 Days
• Adelaide to Alofi: 14-25 Days
• Hobart/Launceston to Alofi: 16-22 Days
• Townsville to Alofi: 14-22 Days
• Darwin to Alofi: 34 Days

NIUE GOVERNMENT

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SHIPPING TO NIUE

Prohibited And Restricted Items:         

Remember, you are moving to one of the cleanest, greenest, Island Countries in the world, Samoa’s people are very much InTouch with the environment and protecting their country from unwanted pests and diseases. Border control is very strict and heavy fines (even imprisonment penalties) apply for non compliance, your goods could even be sent back to the origin port .Certain items are restricted or prohibited and cannot be imported into NIUE

Please be aware the below items are NOT PERMITTED into NIUE:

• objectionable material contained on items like videotapes, films, records, CD-ROMs and in publications
• weapons like flick knives, butterfly knives, swordsticks, knuckle-dusters
• any weapon which is disguised as something else
• equipment for using cannabis or methamphetamine
• anything which you’re planning to use in a crime.

For the commodities below you should check to see if you will NEED A PERMIT:

• ivory in any form, including jewelry, and carvings
• tortoise or sea turtle shell jewelry, and ornaments
• meat or food derived from whales, dolphins, rare crane, and pheasants, or sea turtles
• medicines containing musk, or rhinoceros or tiger derivatives such as ground horn or bone
• carvings or other things made from whalebone or bone from other marine mammals
• cat skins
• trophies of  sea turtles, all big cats, rare reptiles, cranes, pheasants, bears, antelope, and deer
• live species, including pet eagles, hawks, owls and parrots, many cacti, orchids, cycads, and cyclamens
• carnivorous plants.

You may not be able to bring some medicines into NIUE, especially controlled drugs. This includes medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Remember heavy fines and possibility of imprisonment for non compliance

Prescription medication in most cases is acceptable, if you can present a valid doctors prescription .

If you’re returning to NIUE or are immigrant after 21 months or more overseas, you may be entitled to concessions on vehicles and boats, motor cycles that either accompany you or are transported separately.

SHIPPING CONTAINER DIMENSIONS

20 ft Standard Dry (8’6″ x 8′ x 20′)

Weight: 4500lbs
Max Gross Weight: 66,139lbs

Interior Dimensions:

Length: 19′ 5″
Width: 7′ 8-⅛”
Height: 7′ 9-⅝”

Door Opening:

Width: 7’ 8-½”
Height: 7’ 5-¾”

40 ft Standard Dry (8’6″ x 8′ x 40′)

Weight: 8500lbs
Max Gross Weight: 66,139lbs

Interior Dimensions:

Length: 39′ ⅜”
Width: 7′ 8-⅛”
Height: 7′ 9-⅝”

Door Opening:

Width: 7’ 8-½”
Height: 7’ 5-¾”

40 ft High Cube (9’6″ x 8′ x 40′)

Weight: 8750 lbs
Max Gross Weight: 68,008lb

Interior Dimensions:

Length: 39′ 4”
Width: 7′ 7”
Height: 8′ 9″

Door Opening:

Width: 7’ 8″‘
Height: 8’ 5”

BREAK BULK
OUT OF GUAGE AND PROJECT SHIPPING NIUE

CargoMaster offers weekly services for break bulk shipping and shipping large items overseas. These types of services vary greatly between shipment , this area of international shipping should be left to only a few true Australian heavy shipping specialists with many years’ experience (like CargoMaster with 35 years transportation experience) Once again, you need to be very careful when choosing a international freight forwarders to handle the shipping of heavy items overseas this is a specialised transportation mode .choosing the wrong freight forwarder could be devastating and cost you heaps of money (there are plenty of stories of freight forwarders failing when it comes to shipping heavy machinery overseas.! The bottom line is Call CargoMaster if you need to ship heavy equipment from Sydney!

Dimensions of 20ft flat rack container

Dimensions of 40ft flat rack container

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