Touring Caravans

Tel: +44 (0)1702 593329 Email: info@metroworldwide.co.uk

Metro Worldwide Ltd Main Office Office 5, 8 Towerfield Road Shoeburyness Essex SS3 9QE United Kingdom VAT No. GB 313 772 021 Company Reg No. 11130809

Valet Service We offer a full pre-export valet service, covering both the inside and outside of the caravan. this includes the roof, wheel arches, underside, bathroom, cooker, fridge, etc. So your caravan is as good as new when it arrives with you!

Road Freight Exporting to Europe? Road freight might be the solution for you! Loading the caravans straight into a trailer, this method can streamline shipping, especially to landlocked countries in Europe.

Flat Racks Though one of our less common methods of shipping, the use of flat racks is an option for caravan movements. A flat rack is a type of container but with only the end walls and the floor, so it is open on both sides and on top. These are generally used for out of gauge cargo, which is cargo that exceeds the size of a container but is still sailing on a container vessel.

Ro-Ro (Roll on, Roll off) Ro-Ro vessels are not dissimilar to a car ferry, only far larger and without the need for passenger space. Often an option for caravans which are too wide for a container, namely the German brands Hobby, Tabbert, and Fendt, among others. With this method of shipping, caravans are delivered directly to the port and quite literally rolled on and rolled off of the vessel, being lashed down to the deck (see right).

Insect Fogging / Fumigation Some destinations have strict rules when it comes to insects which may be present on a caravan’s chassis from being out in the elements. Due to this we can provide a service to remove any potentially issue causing insects when loaded into a container. We will advise you if this is a recommended procedure for your chosen destination.

Preparation As mentioned, caravans are fitted with padding on key areas: corners, edges, windows, and other protruding or delicate areas. This is coupled with a layer of shrink wrap as standard at almost all of the depots we work with.

Container Packing We generally aim to pack 2 caravans per container as the height of the caravans require the use of high cube containers, which are only available in 40 and 45 foot variants. We check the dimensions of all caravans we ship, to ensure that pairs and single loads will fit into a container without issue. All of our caravans are loaded with padding attached at key points, and at most of our depots are also shrink wrapped as standard preparation.

Container Shipping The most common method of exporting caravans is in containers via sea freight. We book with a range of shipping lines and hauliers in order to the best rates for our clients, loading the containers at the most efficient depot depending on the caravan’s origin in the UK.