Hawaii Car Shipping
 

The time has come to ship my 370 over to the island! There are so many legalities involved and it sure is a headache... I've shipped my 350 via MATSON and with military orders but this time it's out of my pocket.

My question is, have any of you guys shipped your 370 over? I know the Hawaii section isn't as active as others but I'm hoping someone might chime in on this. Most likely a military guy who shipped their car over.

I'm currently going to use HORIZON LINES to ship my car but in the rules it states:

[I]6. Turn-key ignitions only: Horizon Lines cannot ship vehicles with ignitions that require an unusual starting procedure (must be turn key only).

:confused: Our cars have push button starts :eek:

I'm sure it would be no problem, but just wondering if any of you guys ran into this. The lady I talked to on the phone "wasn't sure" and couldn't really give me a direct answer. I would have easily gone to the port in Los Angeles and ask a shipper myself but I can't easily do that from Hawaii ;)

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HOW TO PREPARE A VEHICLE FOR SHIPMENT ON A HORIZON LINES VESSEL

1. Don’t fill the gas tank: The U.S. Coast Guard classifies gasoline as a flammable substance, so they require that your gas tank be no more than one-fourth full when on a vessel.

2. Don’t pack anything in your vehicle: No personal items, luggage or boxes may be shipped inside the passenger area or the trunk. An infant car seat and spare tire with jack are permitted to remain in the vehicle.

3. Don’t pack fire arms or fire extinguishers: No firearms or ammunition of any type or fire extinguishers may be stored in a vehicle during shipment.

4. After-market alarm systems: Alarm systems installed in your vehicle (other than manufacturer’s installation) must be disconnected prior to vehicle being shipped. If not disconnected, Horizon Lines accepts no liability for mechanical or electrical damage as a result.

5. Vehicles must meet following conditions: Your vehicle must be in safe operating condition, including but not limited to inflated tires and fully operational brakes, transmission and steering. If a vehicle is not in safe operating condition, it will not be accepted for a container freight station shipment. If you wish to ship a vehicle that does not meet these conditions, we can accept on an exclusive container use only and customer is responsible for loading vehicle into container.

6. Turn-key ignitions only: Horizon Lines cannot ship vehicles with ignitions that require an unusual starting procedure (must be turn key only).

7. Ground clearance: Horizon Lines requires that all vehicles being shipped have a minimum of 6 inches ground clearance.

8. Size restrictions: For vehicles wider than 7 feet or a height of more than 8 feet, please call 877-512-2227 for a rate quote.

9. Vehicle cabin must be enclosed: Horizon Lines cannot ship autos that do not have an enclosed cabin to protect the vehicle from the elements (must have a roof).

10. No cracked or chipped windshields: If your vehicle has cracks/chips on the windshield, it will not be accepted for shipment.

REQUIREMENTS WHEN DELIVERING A VEHICLE FOR SHIPMENT

1. Keys: You must provide Horizon Lines with keys to the ignition, trunk, gas cap and any locked compartment (electronic door openers cannot be used). Please leave copies of your keys (keep your original set of keys) after you have checked to ensure that the copies fit all devices/compartments.

2. Registration/Title: When shipping your vehicle please present the title and registration (original or copy) of your vehicle. If you are not in possession of the title, you may present the original registration containing the lienholder’s information. Horizon Lines will make copies and return the originals to you immediately.

3. Owner must authorize: If the person shipping or receiving the vehicle is other than the owner(s), Horizon Lines requires a notarized letter of authorization from the owner(s). Vehicles destined for Guam and Saipan must be shipped by the owner(s) only (please see Guam and Saipan instructions for detailed information).

4. Photo ID required: You (or anyone you designate) must furnish a photo ID (i.e., driver’s license).

5. Inspection Report: An inspection report will be completed in your presence. Retain your copy for the reinspection at destination port. If you cannot be present for the inspection, you must sign a waiver. If you do not have an inspection report due to waiver, you will sign a statement of any discrepancies on your delivery receipt.

HAWAII PICKUP INSTRUCTIONS

1. Call to schedule pickup: Call Horizon Lines at 808-842-5333 to check on the arrival of your vehicle and to schedule pickup before you visit the terminal. Allow enough time at the terminal for the release process of your vehicle. It could take up to one hour.

2. Owner must authorize: Horizon Lines will only release vehicles to the person named on the bill of lading. If you choose to have someone other than that person pick up the vehicle, they must have a notarized letter of authorization from the individual named on the bill of lading allowing them to receive the vehicle.

3. Inspection: Please have your vehicle inspection report available in Hawaii. If you cannot be present for this inspection, you must sign a waiver. If you do not have an inspection report due to waiver, you will sign a statement of any discrepancies on your delivery receipt.

4. Booking number required: The Horizon Lines booking number must be presented when picking up the vehicle at destination.

VEHICLES LEFT PAST SPECIFIED TIME ARE SUBJECT TO STORAGE FEES

You have a specified time period to pick up your vehicle once the vessel arrives at the destination port. After that time, the vehicle is placed into storage and is subject to storage fees as follows:

Location Free Time

Hawaii (all locations) .............................5 days

HAWAII STORAGE FEES

A storage fee of $15 per day, per vehicle will be charged (including weekends and holidays) after 5 working days of free storage (free time excludes weekends and holidays).

-Owned Vehicles

HAWAII PICKUP LOCATIONS

HONOLULU VEHICLE PICKUP LOCATION

Honolulu – Vehicle Processing Center, Horizon Lines Terminal

Address: Pier 51-A, Sand Island, Honolulu, HI 96819

Telephone: 808-842-5333

Hours of operation: Call for availability — Mon–Fri

Open 7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M., Closed 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS (from Airport):

■ Travel east on H1 to Highway 92 (Nimitz Highway)

■ Turn right onto Sand Island Access Road

■ Go over bridge (about one mile), and Horizon Lines is

located on the left at Pier 51-A

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I know a lot of guys have questions about shipping their cars and since more owners (especially military) are driving Zs, I'd like to post this up here for all of us. As for my process of shipping the car over, I'll provide updates and what actually "happens".

Mods, can you possibly sticky this?

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my 370 will be getting shiped to honolulu this monday.. august 1st.. but they never said anything about the ignition being a starter switch.. but it is beign shipped with military orders.. so i dont know if it affects or not..

i forgot to mention that it is beign shiped through American Auto Logistics... from SD

If it is from San Diego...look at Pasha. I shipped my Viper over with Pasha and it came in with no scratches and clean as can be.

too late for that .. its being shipped for free anyways :P

i shipped my 370 over here with no problems. I used Matson from Cali to Hawaii.

Well, I am sure that it will come over as good as it can be. Just make sure to inspect everything really good before the release is signed.

I heard a lot of good things from Horizon Lines and their turnaround time is ridiculous! I just paid for shipping which was about $1150 from Los Angeles to Honolulu. As long as I get the car to them before COB Wednesday, they will ship the car out that following Saturday. Delivery ETA is 5-7 Days from leaving port. Crazy, eh? But I won't be celebrating until the car actually arrives... So my goal is to ship it next week 10 Aug 2011 with an arrival/pickup date of 22 Aug 2011.

When I went through MATSON, it took about a month to get it... so we'll put Horizon Lines to the test =)

Trying to get the car in by SPOCOM!

1150 sounds about right. I paid 1100 thereabouts to bring in my Viper about 1.5 years ago. So with inflation and gas price increases....thats not too bad.

3-4 days to ship...1 day or so to process...yeah that sounds about right too.

I am sure that it will come in okay. Hang in there.

^yup, i'm not too worried about it. After all, my 350 came in with no scratches and was totally fine.

Damn, you had a Viper? =P

yeah...had a 2000 ACR black and white Viper. Was pretty fast to say the least...but no where to really run it. Sooo sold it for the 370Z. Lost speed...but made up in "practicality" and reliability.

I still see it around on Nimitz here and there. It was the only one on the island.

oooh, cool stuff. i probably have seen it around.

okay .. my 370z got shipped today.. via American Auto Logistics.. and it getting here on the 26th apparently .. so there you have another essay on another shipping company.
im sad by the way.. lol

^yeah, I used those guys too (matson) and they did a pretty good job. surprisingly, they put it in a container for me =)

Update: For some reason, Horizon Lines didn't know where my car was. I went through a different amount of people before I could find the answer. A small bump in the road but the car is on the ship and the last lady who helped me was really good at checking on the status. For their defense, a past lady who didn't know where my car was, called me again later to say that my car was indeed shipped. Just my experience today FYI

hopefully it gets here soon.

^Arrives tomorrow, but I won't be able to pick it up until Thurs afternoon/Fri morning

^^ damn .. its good that your car is here even though you cant pick it up yet.. i had the same problem with Matson... i called and the lady took for ever to tell me where it was.. she was only reading their updates on her computer but it sounded like she had no clue .. anyways... the date of arrival remains the 26th of this month...

Update: Got another phone call confirming the car will available for pickup on Friday. Made an appointment for 1015am... exciting!

That thing is gonna be a blast to drive! I'm pretty sure you'll have the only GTM stage 2 on island.

Car is here! Picking it up after this post... wish me luck!

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^^ you know what man ?? .. im jelous of you !!!!!! :D but hope you have it right now and are driving it around .. mine is here already but they said i cant pick it up yet.. hopefully this incoming friday ill get it !!

i got a nismo exhaust with your name all over it......:tiphat:

So I got the car.... picking it up was extremely quick. Nothing was wrong with it... just hella dirty. Car was a beast and now it's at home, hanging out. The car is super high right now so I'll lower it probably today or tomorrow. I'll actually plasti-dip spray my rear valence and front fangs today so yeah....

overall shipping with Horizon Lines: 9/10
Lost a point because they didn't know where my car was. However, they called me when they did find it.

hahah .. thats called stealing.. :tiphat: ... it would be awesome really . . but i still have to finish paying off some past expenses .. :(

dirty .. mm :( i put a sealant and waxed mine before shipping .. hopefully its not too bad ... but i still wonder ..why does it take like 4 days to put the car down of the ocean carrier .. .?!

dirty .. mm :( i put a sealant and waxed mine before shipping .. hopefully its not too bad ... but i still wonder ..why does it take like 4 days to put the car down of the ocean carrier .. .?![/QUOTE]

they have to get it from one side of the terminal to the other. mine was the same way....i had to wait a week after it arrived to pick it up. your car will be soooo dirty when you pick it up. but the good thing is they give you a voucher for a free "run it thru the machine and scratch it all up" car wash. LOL

horizon lines didn't give me that =(

I know Matson does though... I wonder if i still have mine laying around somewhere.

ill wash it my self... i dont like that stuff...

Congrats on getting your car back OP!

how are you enjoying it so far definitionxmk .. ?

Really good actually... I had to get rid of the hideous gap on my fenders so i dropped the car (maybe too much). Lemme get some photos up...

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^^ looking good man ... but i hope you dont get stuck on a speed bump or a hole !

Will raise it up today, hopefully. It's just the passenger side that is hella low @_@

i hope it went ok !.. man . . . time is dragging this week.... ! !

you guys wanna help me install my coilovers!!! i could do i myself but with extra hands it would go faster?

When are you trying to do it?

Next weekend

^ let me know !! .. .. im picking up my car tomorrow !! finally ..