Reply from International Sea & Air ShippingJan 1, 2023
Dear Christopher
The entire world is dealing with the supply chain crises which have affected our Industry as well.
We have Informed you verbally and, in our shipping, agreement.
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"The supply chain crises have resulted in severe port congestion and limited vessel availability. The moving industry is faced with unprecedented challenges in securing containers and booking space on ships. Due to this, there is a possibility we will need to shuttle your shipment to a secure warehouse prior to loading the container in order to accommodate ocean carrier bookings. This is subject to additional costs if applicable such as ocean freight increases, shuttle service, and storage charges." Unquote.
Your claim that we have "Ripped You Off '' with a shuttle fee $522.50 (you have chosen not to mention the amount) which Included pick up your items to our warehouse, placing them into storage vaults, one month of storage, pick up the container from the port, load your goods in the container and then deliver back to the port cannot be any further from the truth.
This is a service we had to perform not of our own choosing but to accommodate the vessel schedule. It would have been much easier and cheaper for us to load the container at your residence and deliver it directly to the port. If we had not performed the “shuttle” service, It would have cost you over $8000.00 in storage and demurrage.
So, instead of THANK YOU we get this 1-star review.
In regard to the theft allegations which are taken very seriously. We would like to Inform you that we have 24-hour video surveillance covering all areas of our warehouse and vet each one of our workers.
As our shipping agreement was based on self-pack, you packed all your boxes, and we cannot attest to what exactly you packed inside each one. According to the loading documents, all boxes were checked off and loaded into the container from our warehouse. also, our destination agent confirmed that some labels fell off the boxes but ultimately, the same # of pieces arrived as was loaded at origin.
In conclusion, our reputation is very Important to us and we take every claim very seriously, If there is anything we can do or if you wish to discuss your situation any further, please let me know.