Possible change in freight shipping rates coming

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kabob
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For you lot looking to import a Skyline over the next year, I have good and bad news. The good news is that crude oil prices have plummeted over the last few months down to 10 year lows so shipping fuel prices should be lower. On the other hand, and I have no idea why this hasn't been reported more widely, the largest supplier of ship fuel in the world, OW Bunker, went bankrupt last month due to said plummeting price for crude. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29961566

I'm going to wait until it's closer to February when Dave W with The GTR Shop is ready to ship my R32 so that I can get a more accurate, up to date cost for bringing my car to port. I'm curious how this might affect the rest of y'all's plans?


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justonebar
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Wow..good to know! Thanks bud!

Lucky you only have 2-3 more months...i have to wait 6 months.

Any word on who you are going to use here in the states as an importer/broker?

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kabob
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I'm probably going with Horizon Auto Shippers in Houston. I'll be giving them a call in a few weeks.


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