When facing a global relocation, you need more than just an international moving company—you need a reliable partner to guide you through the complexities and ensure a smooth transition. Corrigan Moving Systems simplifies the process by offering top-tier global relocation services. From multiple shipping options to comprehensive support, we ensure that every detail of your international move is expertly handled. You’ll be partnered with a dedicated Global Relocation Specialist, who will guide you through every step, ensuring your shipment clears customs and that all necessary paperwork is properly completed
What sets Corrigan apart from other international movers? For starters, we don’t just manage paperwork from behind a desk; we handle the entire process with our own international moving crews. With locations throughout the Great Lakes region, we take pride in overseeing both the labor and the coordination of your move. This hands-on approach allows us to maintain greater control over your experience and adapt quickly to global relocation trends.
Another key advantage of choosing Corrigan is our FIDI certification. As a FIDI-certified company, we adhere to FAIM Quality Standards—the strictest in the industry. An independent auditing firm regularly evaluates our services to ensure we meet these standards, a distinction held by only about 5% of all international moving companies. We’re proud to offer FIDI-certified locations in Detroit, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago.
If your shipment doesn’t require a full container, we offer less than container load (LCL) services. Your items will be professionally wrapped and protected by our international movers, then placed in a large, sealed, waterproof wooden box called a lift van. These lift vans are loaded into an overseas container along with others, ensuring secure and efficient transport.
For larger moves, we provide full container load (FCL) options. Depending on the size of your shipment, we’ll use either a 20-foot, 40-foot, or 40-foot high-cube container. Before loading, our team of international movers inspects the container for damage, sweeps it clean, and then loads your items directly at your home. Once packed, the container is sealed and remains so until it reaches your new home—unless customs requires an inspection
When speed is essential, we offer air shipment services. Although faster than ocean shipping, air shipments are more expensive, so many clients opt to send urgent items by air while the bulk of their belongings arrive via ocean freight. Our crews expertly pack your air shipment into industry-standard containers (E, D, and LDN) to maximize space and efficiency.
If you need to transport vehicles like cars or motorcycles internationally, Corrigan offers specialized shipping solutions to ensure your prized possessions arrive safely and on time.
Navigating customs paperwork can be daunting, but at Corrigan, we make it easy. Your Global Relocation Specialist will ensure your customs documentation is accurate and complete, helping you avoid costly delays or unnecessary inspections. With our extensive knowledge of customs regulations worldwide, we’ll make sure everything is in order, so your move goes off without a hitch.
Packing for an international move requires special attention to detail, and our team is specially trained in international packing standards. Our expert international movers carefully and densely pack your belongings to maximize safety and minimize shipping costs. Whether you need full packing or secure storage options, we ensure that every item is handled with the utmost care.
Moving your belongings across borders can be stressful, which is why we offer relocation insurance as an add-on option in your moving estimate. In the rare event that something is damaged during transit, we’ll either repair or replace the item with a comparable one, providing peace of mind throughout your journey.
That was a fantastic experience! The whole crew was amazing. End-to-end experience
with them left us feeling very good (continue to keep us feeling good) about entrusting
Corrigan to transport our home from here to there.
Some details:
Steve, it starts with you. The interactions with you are the reason we selected
Corrigan. You are very good at the details on estimating, you have a lot of experience,
and you are able to educate us on the process – sure, that is the baseline. But, you are
very aware that, although you have the confidence to know how it happens, you know
we do not, plus, we are stressed, over-loaded with myriad details related to the move,
and trying to choose a company for the move is one more of those. You were calm,
patiently explaining, always with a steady confidence, and never coming over that we
were just another form to fill out. So thank you for bringing humanity to our encounter.
Kristy, when the business switched over to you, things did not change. Although what
we worked on was all about contracts and details and schedules, you kept it light and
easy and fast. As an example, when the conversation turned to delivery time window,
you did not just give us a generic 2 week window with no information, you shared out all
the moving parts of how the container goes from here to there with where the
uncertainties were in that process. Having those details changes our view of it from
“black-box” to being included in the process. With empathy, you included us as part of
the team and process.
The crew – the whole lot of them were great. Very nice, easy going, crazy hard
working! They kept everything straight. Individuals changed day to day, that was not a
problem at all. New folks slipped right in and charged on! Them being on-site again,
further supported our feelings of confidence in the whole process.
This letter is regarding your employee, Kristina Haring, and her extraordinary professionalism and service.
I feel compelled to express my appreciation since it is rare to encounter someone with her level of
expertise and care in assuring a successful outcome.
I originally worked with Kristy in 2020 when I moved from Michigan to Alaska. I had no experience or
knowledge of the magnitude of such a move and was apprehensive. In my search for a competent
moving company, I felt an immediate sense of trust in Kristy. Her knowledge, meticulous attention to
detail, and advocacy for her client were obvious which led me to select Corrigan from a list of many
competitors. My move was accomplished with ease.
Five years later, I am now returning to Michigan and though tempted to select a mover based in
Anchorage, I called Corrigan on the chance that Kristy was still with the company. I was thrilled to find
Kristy and immediately set aside any thought of selecting another mover.
Once again, she has been exceptional. This time, I had many questions about how to minimize cost (this
move was at my expense) and Kristy patiently and thoroughly explained my options. Most impressively,
she is handling my move as though it were her own. She has a toughness and no-nonsense way about
her that is both kind and so deeply reassuring. Her skill set is rare and invaluable.
I felt it important that you know , from a customer's perspective, what kind of employee you have in your
midst. You are so very fortunate to have her and I am lucky to have her as my moving specialist. There
are no words to adequately convey my gratitude for being able to sit back and breathe knowing she is
handling it all!
No matter where you are, or where you are going, Corrigan Moving’s Great Lakes locations will take you wherever you want to move in the world.
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