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| 2004-07-14 |
| Hat tip to Emperor Darth Misha We are having a problem with the first shipping company that we used. The problem comes in the form of deposits that we were required to put down on the 3 containers that we shipped. For each container, we placed a $10,000 deposit to guarantee its return. This deposit was placed with the shipping company in the US, Atlas Line. This is where the problem comes in. The containers arrived and the shipping company in Kuwait responsible for the containers safety never received their deposits. We were still able to ship the contents of the first container on to Baghdad, but the 2nd and 3rd have been held in Kuwait because of this. We have tried working with the shipping company in the US but to no avail. They are currently holding $30,000 of Operation Give’s money and we need resolution. We have bank records showing our deposits and their acceptance and cashing of the checks. We have also contacted Bank of America, the bank we use, and they have traced the checks and confirm that they were deposited by the US shipping company, Atlas Line. More here. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #6 A deposit on a shipping container? I've never heard of such a thing, and we do containers from China to America all the time. $10k for a metal box? Someone got scammed. Shipping containers do not cost more than a new car. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-07-14 8:05:45 PM |
| #5 Chief needs real teamsters. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-14 4:10:31 PM |
| #4 I worked for a while at a large shipping company that bought four smaller shipping companies. Really, this industry is still living in the 50's. |
| Posted by: Cog 2004-07-14 3:01:58 PM |
| #3 .com you should have linked one of your photos to that response! Arabs, K-Y, reamed. Would have been brilliant! |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-07-14 1:47:42 PM |
| #2 The problem is simplisme, IMHO. It's called doing "business" with Arabs. The Kuwaiti "businessman" could not fucking care less if these container shipments contain life-saving medicine or teddy bears. Money is all that matters and every leverage point and every possible scam will be applied to maximize the profit$. Period. Having been reamed myself by similar experiences in Saudi, I empathize with the Chief. Too late, bro. Note that K-Y is a petroleum product, so it should be relatively inexpensive over there. You'll need it. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-07-14 1:45:14 PM |
| #1 Huh? Trying to understand this makes my head hurt. Can anyone provide a summary that makes sense to not-so-smart-people like me? |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2004-07-14 1:35:45 PM |