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Top European Destinations for International Yacht Travel

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A yacht is associated with a lavish lifestyle of independence and limitless adventure. The vast ocean tempts with the allure of exciting destinations and matchless experiences. Europe is a destination that yacht owners can’t miss. Let’s look at Europe’s most famous yacht travel spots.

The Allure of European Waters

Europe’s coastline is a treasure trove of stunning vistas, rich history, and diverse cultures. Let’s explore top European yacht destinations, from the turquoise Mediterranean to rugged North Sea beauty.

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1. French Riviera, France: Known for its glamour and sophistication, the French Riviera is a prime destination for yacht owners. Monaco, Cannes, and Saint Tropez are hotspots where you can rub shoulders with the world’s elite. The French Riviera is full of luxurious yachts that line the harbor and the chic boutiques and cafes that line the streets. The best time to visit the French Riviera is in the summer when the weather is warm and sunny, but if you want to avoid crowds, try May or September.

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2. Amalfi Coast, Italy: This UNESCO World Heritage site is famous for its dramatic cliffs, crystal clear waters, and charming coastal towns. The best time to visit the Amalfi Coast would be during the summer months when it’s warm and sunny. Try staying in May or September to avoid the crowds. Yacht owners will love the chance to anchor in secluded coves and bays while enjoying the beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Island of Hvar Yacht Travel
3. Island of Hvar, Croatia: With its medieval architecture, vibrant nightlife, and beautiful beaches, Hvar is a gem in the Adriatic Sea. The island of Hvar is a stunning destination that yacht owners should consider visiting. As with the previous destination, summer is the best time to visit, but if you want to avoid the crowds, try the shoulder months.

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4. Balearic Islands, Spain: Mallorca, Ibiza, and Menorca offer a mix of tranquil coves, stunning beaches, and lively parties. The Balearic Islands are busiest in July and August, but the weather is still warm and sunny in May and June, making it a great time to visit without the crowds.

Aegean Sea, Greece Yacht Travel
5. Aegean Sea, Greece: The Greek Islands, including Santorini and Mykonos, are a paradise for history buffs, food lovers, and sun-worshipers alike. When planning a yacht trip to the Aegean Sea, the best time to visit would be during the summer, perfect for enjoying the crystal-clear waters and exploring the various islands and ports. Just remember, the summer is also the busiest time of year.

Transporting Your Yacht to Europe

Now that your wanderlust is piqued, let’s discuss how Schumacher Cargo can help you transport your yacht to Europe.

A Legacy of Trust

With over 40 years in the industry, we’ve established ourselves as one of the most trusted international shipping companies. Our dedication to safety, professionalism, and customer satisfaction has made us the go-to choice for yacht owners worldwide.

Comprehensive Services

We offer a suite of comprehensive services for yacht transportation. This includes pick-up, cradle construction, ocean freight, insurance, customs clearance, and delivery to the final destination. 

Legalities and Documentation

Navigating through the complexities of international shipping laws and regulations can be daunting. At Schumacher Cargo, our experienced team will handle all the paperwork, ensuring a seamless and stress-free process.

Cost of Transportation

The cost of shipping a yacht across the Atlantic depends on various factors, such as the size of the vessel, the chosen shipping method (Roll-On/Roll-Off or Lift-On/Lift-Off), and the final destination. We provide transparent and competitive pricing with the assurance of no hidden costs.

Set Sail with Schumacher Cargo

Your European adventure awaits, and we’re here to make it happen. At Schumacher Cargo, we understand the value you place on your yacht. We handle every vessel with the utmost care, ensuring it arrives at its destination in pristine condition.

Whether you’re setting sail for the glitz and glamour of the French Riviera, the Greek islands’ historical allure, or the Balearic Islands’ vibrant energy, we’re your trusted partner for transatlantic yacht transportation.

Start your European yachting adventure today with Schumacher Cargo. Your dream destinations are just a sail away! Get a quote for transporting your yacht to Europe.

Ocean shipping is an essential component of the supply chain for many industries, making it the cornerstone of international trade. Currently, there are 835 main seaports across the globe, moving approximately 99% of the world’s traded goods. With so many seaports, you may be curious about the top port sites. Check it out – the main seaports of the world are the following:

10. Port of Rotterdam

This famous port is one of Europe’s largest (and oldest) ports. The Port of Rotterdam opened in the 14th century and is in the Netherlands. It was considered the world’s busiest port each year from 1962 through 2004. Its ability to connect to London, Paris, and Germany’s Ruhr district makes it one of the most important distribution centers on the continent.

  • 2021 container volume: 15.3 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)
  • Covers 41 square miles
  • Committed to carbon-neutral operations

9. Port of Hong Kong

This major port is located near the Kowloon Peninsula and is a vital sea trading hub in Southeast Asia. The waters surrounding the Port of Hong Kong are very deep, making it ideal for accommodating all sizes of shipping vessels.

  • 2021 container volume: 18.0 million TEUs
  • Covers approximately 689 acres and has 24 berths
  • Handles around 450,000 vessels annually

8. Port of Tianjin

While this may not be the largest seaport in the world, it is the largest in Northern China. The Port of Tianjin has nine port areas, and three – Beijiang, Nanjiang, and Dongjiang – manage most of the trade operations. Being one of the top ports in the world, it trades with more than 180 countries and territories around the globe.

  • 2021 container volume: 20.2 million TEUs
  • Handles metals, oil, ores, petroleum, steel goods, vehicles, coal, grains, cereals, and more
  • Connected to 13 Chinese provinces

7. Port of Busan

This busy seaport is owned by the Busan Port Authority and is located at the Korean peninsula’s tip. International trade is carried out in the eastern part of the port, while the western part is reserved mainly for fisheries. More than 30% of Korea’s maritime cargo comes through the Port of Busan.

  • 2021 container volume: 22.7 million TEUs
  • 120+ cargo ships come through the port every day
  • Established in 1876

6. Port of Qingdao

The Port of Qingdao is near the Yellow Sea in the Shandong Province of China. It began operating in the 18th century and is essential to worldwide trade in the West Pacific. Being a top port in the world, it trades with over 450 other ports in approximately 130 countries.

  • 2021 container volume: 23.7 million TEUs
  • Has the ability to handle a net capacity of 400 million tonnes annually
  • The largest port in China for crude oil shipments

5. Port of Guangzhou

The Port of Guangzhou, controlled by the Guangzhou Port Authority, is the fifth busiest container facility globally. Historians believe that this port has been operational since 200 BC, acting as an essential link in the “Silk Road on the Sea.”

  • 2021 container volume: 24.2 million TEUs
  • Located where three main rivers meet
  • Trades with more than 300 ports in 100+ countries

4. Port of Shenzhen

The Port of Shenzhen is the fourth busiest seaport in the world. It is comprised of numerous ports that are located along the Shenzhen shoreline in Guangdong, China. This government-owned port contains 140 docks and handles cargo vessels of all different sizes.

  • 2021 container volume: 28.8 million TEUs
  • Home to 40+ shipping companies
  • 560 ships are on call at this port each month

3. Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan

This vital port lies on the busiest coastline shipping route in China. It is the third busiest seaport in the world, with links to 600 other ports across 150 countries. The primary cargo handled at the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan includes bulk, breakbulk, product oil, crude oil, liquid chemicals, coal, machinery, grains, and more.

  • 2021 container volume: 30 million TEUs
  • Has 19 port regions
  • Many of the world’s top shipping companies have offices at this port

2. Port of Singapore

The second world’s busiest seaport is the Port of Singapore. Because of its strategic location, Singapore has been an important trading port for around two centuries. The port has 130,000 vessel calls annually and 84 berths across six main terminals.

  • 2021 container volume: 37.48 million TEUs
  • Connected to 600+ ports across 123 countries
  • Has an automated container terminal named Tuas Port under construction with a predicted completion date of 2040

1. Port of Shanghai

The Port of Shanghai is the largest seaport in the world AND the busiest port in the world. It spans 2,200 square miles and is located along the Yangtze River Delta. This massive port surpassed the Port of Singapore as the busiest in 2010 and is often referred to as the world’s most rapidly growing economy.

  • 2021 container volume: 47 million TEUs
  • Has 19 terminal facilities
  • More than 1/4 of China’s trade is handled here

The Top 5 Busiest Seaports in the United States

While the U.S. doesn’t have any of the world’s largest ports, the country’s seaports still handle millions of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) each year. Let’s look at some of the busiest seaports in the United States.

5. The Northwest Seaport Alliance (Washington)

The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the fifth busiest port in the U.S., is a partnership between the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, Washington. This port offers quicker U.S.-to-Asia shipments and has a great connection with Alaska.

  • 2021 container volume: 3.73 million TEUs
  • Leading facilitator of cargo trade from Hawaii
  • International trading partners are located in China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

4. Port of Savannah (Georgia)

The Port of Savannah, Georgia, is one of the top port sites in the U.S., offering nearly 10,000 feet of adjoining berth space. This port is the fastest by rail to Birmingham, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, and Memphis.

  • 2021 container volume: 5.6 million TEUs
  • Handles retail shipments, cars and machinery, refrigerated cargo, bulk, and breakbulk cargo
  • Fastest-growing port in the U.S. from 2000-2005

3. Port of New York and New Jersey (New York)

This seaport is the largest port on the eastern seaboard and the third busiest port in the nation. The New York and New Jersey port district covers approximately 1,500 square miles and serves the world’s leading ocean carriers.

  • 2021 container volume: 8.98 million TEUs
  • Six container terminals with the ability to handle nine 14,000 TEU ships simultaneously
  • The primary location of embarkation for U.S. military troops and supplies sent to Europe in World War I

2. Port of Long Beach (California)

The Port of Long Beach, California, is the second-busiest seaport in the nation and the primary U.S. gateway for trans-Pacific trade. There are $2 billion in port improvements planned over the next decade, with more than $1 billion for rail upgrades and expansion.

  • 2021 container volume: 9.38 million TEUs
  • 80 berths and six container terminals
  • Supports around 2.6 million jobs across the country

1. Port of Los Angeles (California)

The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest seaport in the United States and has held this title for nearly two decades. The Los Angeles Harbor Department, a part of the City of Los Angeles, manages it. This impressive port has 25 cargo terminals, 82 container cranes, and eight terminals.

  • 2021 container volume: 10.7 million TEUs
  • occupies 7,500 acres of water and land
  • Approximately 20% of cargo coming into the U.S. comes through this port

Final Thoughts

Schumacher Cargo Logistics offers unique solutions to fit your shipping needs, whether you need to ship your vehicle, boat, or household goods. If you have questions or need more information, please get in touch with us at (800) 599-0190 or fill out our online quote form.

triton-underwater-submarineSo we’ve recently decided to embrace our exploration side and take to the open seas…well…not quite but almost. Here’s an up update on our recent endeavor!

Schumacher Cargo was among several companies contacted by a US based world class underwater exploration company to provide rates to ship two Triton 1000/2 submarines and containers with parts and accessories from Spain back to the USA.

Our very own import specialist Filip Michelet prepared a detailed programme for the logistical move and provided comprehensive quotations for airfreight, ocean freight FCL and ocean freight RORO services. Fortunately for us, Schumacher Cargo was selected as the top company both for pricing and customer service provided.

This was just the beginning, now the real work started. The private chartered vessel from the marine explorers had an engine failure in European waters and was berthed at the Barcelona Port.

We were requested to airfreight one of their highly sensitive Triton 1000/2 submarines as soon as possible back to the USA so it could take part in the next expedition already scheduled. We also organized the 2nd submersible to be loaded onto a MAFI and shipped via RORO service from Barcelona. Roll-on Roll-off is quite common when shipping boats and watercraft overseas.

Additionally we delivered a 40’ high cube container that was loaded full with parts and accessories. This all had to happen at very short notice.

loading-underwater-submarineThanks to the teamwork of Filip and the import department, we were able to organize and complete the arrangements flawlessly and in conjunction with our partners in Spain, AM Cargo.

The first Triton submersible has already cleared US Customs and has been delivered to our client all within the scheduled time frame. It will depart shortly on its next underwater exploration voyage.


This is another example of the various types of complex and challenging shipments that we handle on a regular basis. We hope you enjoyed the voyage and if any out of the ordinary shipments ever come up, you know who to call!

Written by Damien Shields

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With the New York boat show recently wrapped up and the Dubai Boat show on the way, boat enthusiasts are geared up for what the future of luxury boats holds. Let’s see what we can expect in the world of luxury boating in 2014 and the coming years.

And if you need help shipping your new yacht to your home across overseas, our team can streamline the process. We’ve got the skills and the the experience to help get your investment to your new home safely and securely.

Top 5 Luxury Yachts To Keep an Eye On:

Xhibitionist:

Though a concept boat, you can’t talk about exciting luxury yachts of the future (near or very far) without taking a look at this elegant giant. Designed by Sweden’s Eduard Gray, this super-yacht is based around Gray’s concept car design, the Xhibit G-Supercar. This 75-meter yacht can double as a car showroom, retail space, party lounge, floating 3-chopper helipad or concert stage. Even if this never makes it beyond concept stage, it’s worth envying.

Victory:

For something a bit more realistic, check out the Victory from Italy with 7 decks, 6 pools, and internal docking for a tender up to 14 meters. Designed by Espen Oieno with an interior by Laura Sessa and Alberto Pinto, this is going to be one seriously luxurious yacht.

Privilege One:

Another Italian behemoth, this luxury yacht will be the first major motorized yacht from the Civitavecchia shipyard. On board this 126-meter yacht are 5 swimming pools, cinema, beauty parlor, 2 helipads, and a submarine that deploys from the yacht’s hull! If that weren’t enough, the yacht has separate owner and VIP suites.

Dream Symphony:

Looking to the future again, 2016 this time, comes the emergence of Turkey’s Dream Symphony. This four-masted floating dream comes in at 141 meters long and promises to be one of the sleekest crafts on the water when it launches in 2016.

White Pearl:

The specifics on this super-yacht are a tightly kept secret. The details we do know about this German manufactured yacht are that it will be 147 meters long, feature three masts, and effectively be the largest sailing yacht in the known universe. Everything outside of that is a closely guarded secret.

In what surely sounds like the plot of some absurd, D-grade, straight-to-video movie, there is a ghost ship floating around the Northern Atlantic filled with nothing but cannibalistic rats…and it looks like it’s about to crash somewhere in the UK.

The Russian vessel Lyubov Orlova, a long since decommissioned cruise ship from the days of the USSR, is drifting about the seas, captained by only the currents, fate, and swarms and swarms of cannibalistic rats.

This is the result of shipping gone horribly, horribly awry. Apparently, the retired vessel was being towed from Newfoundland down to the Dominican Republic when a storm caused the line to break and sent the cruise ship adrift.

Having shipped hundreds of boats all around the world, Schumacher Cargo can confidently say we’ve never experienced anything so horrifying…even comically horrifying as this. Here are a couple steps you can take when preparing to ship your vessel to make sure your prized vessel ships soundly and securely. Now, back to the story about the ship, Lyubov Orlova, and Captain Ratbeard.

“But Who Will Save Us From the Dreaded Rat Ship?”

You would think that a ship of this size would have an owner somewhere that cares about it. But so far it appears the ship has been taken off the market; fair game for a salvage team with the guts to take on a ship full of crazed rats. Raw Story, estimates the value of the hull, once scrapped, to be over $700,000. The question is: Is that enough money to summon the courage to climb aboard?

“Is That It?”

Well it appears most people are a little weary of taking on this floating rats nest, many hoping the problem will solve itself: either by drifting away from their country’s boundary jurisdictions, or else sinking in the ocean. Lifeboats on the ship are designed to trigger a beacon when they’ve hit water, and as there are still some beacons left un-triggered, the ship appears to still be afloat.

Looks like the regions of the Northern Atlantic are crossing their fingers the ship continues on its own course. The British Maritime and Coastguard Agency claims the rat ship won’t catch them off guard, though that doesn’t tell us how they plan to deal with it if that unfortunate circumstance does arise.

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