Shipping Information

See also:
Exhibition Schedule, including installation and dismantling hours
Inbound Freight Target Schedulre, for assigned carrier check-in times

Advance Warehouse Shipments
Freeman will accept crated, boxed or skidded materials at the warehouse address beginning Monday, 21 March 2005. To avoid additional after-deadline charges, advance shipments by Friday, 22 April 2005. The warehouse shipping address is:

Offshore Technology Conference
   Exhibiting Company Name
   Booth # ____________
   c/o Freeman
      2000 Cavalcade
      Houston, TX 77009

Shipments to Show Site
Shipments to show site must not arrive prior to 8:00 am on Wednesday, 27 April. Shipments arriving prior to this date will be refused. The Freeman Companies must receive all shipments and deliver them to each exhibitor's booth. The show site shipping address is:

Offshore Technology Conference
   Exhibiting Company Name
   Booth #____________
   c/o Freeman
      Reliant Center
      Loop 610 & Kirby Drive
      Houston, TX 77054

Crated shipments, machinery or equipment delivered to Reliant Center by truck (other than vans) will be handled as part of the exhibit space rental fee, provided shipments arrive between 8:00 am and 3:30 pm, Wednesday, 27 April through Friday, 29 April (or Tuesday 26 April, if designated by Freeman.) Services include:

• Prior to conference - truck unloading, delivery to booth and crate storage.
• After conference - crate return to booth, crate removal and loading.

Freight shipments exceeding 20,000 lbs., or in excess of 7 feet in width or 12 feet in height must notify Freeman by 31 March 2005; these exhibitors will be assigned a specific move-in date.

Freight shipments with individual pieces exceeding 50,000 pounds may be subject to special equipment rental and crew time charges.

Outbound Shipments
All outbound shipments require a Material Handling Agreement and appropriate labels. The Freeman Companies can prepare these for you in advance and deliver them to your booth. To take advantage of this service, complete the Freeman Shipping Outbound Form (pdf).

Exhibitors shipping in freight from outside the U.S.A. should refer to shipping instructions from Rogers Worldwide, the official Customs Broker/International Freight Forwarder.