Another way to avoid damage is to drive it to Italy.
In a message dated 1/21/2009 9:42:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
chris.dale@primus.ca writes:
The best way to make sure the contents don't get damaged is to package the item inside a wooden box, and then to "float" that box with lots of styrofoam / insulation inside a much larger box.This way the outer box takes the brunt of all the banging and the inside box does not incurr the any of the impact.
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